Intern, Power-Thermal Simulation Platform Engineer

Samsung Semiconductor • San Jose, CA

3h • $28 - $62 • Onsite

About The Position

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What You’ll Learn
Project Overview: Research and develop solutions towards advanced dynamic power and thermal analysis for AI memory systems, based on end‑to‑end simulation, regression testing, and data‑pipeline management.
Skills You’ll Learn:
Simulation Infrastructure
Power & Thermal Engine Development
Power Macromodeling
What You’ll Do
We are seeking an intern who can work with our team to evaluate power consumption and thermal behavior at system scale. The intern will have the opportunity to support research and product teams across multiple projects, including providing end‑to‑end simulation, regression testing, and data‑pipeline management.
Location: Daily onsite presence at our San Jose headquarters in alignment with our Flexible Work policy
Reports to: SVP, R&D (Power & Thermal Lab)

Requirements

• Pursuing Masters or PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering, or related major.
• Must have at least 1 academic quarter/semester remaining
• RTL design, synthesis and analysis research and/or experience (Verilog/SystemVerilog/SystemC).
• C++, scripting workflows in Python or Bash, SystemC and/or transaction-level modeling.
• Solid understanding of dynamic and leakage power mechanisms in CMOS and interconnects.
• Systems‑level software‑engineering skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with large scale simulation or EDA/CFD adjacent tooling environments, preferred
• Familiarity with discrete event or time stepped simulation architecture, preferred
• Experience with GPU, computer architecture, AI memory, memory controllers, PHYs, or high-speed I/O, preferred
• You’re inclusive, adapting your style to the situation and diverse global norms of our people.
• An avid learner, you approach challenges with curiosity and resilience, seeking data to help build understanding.
• You’re collaborative, building relationships, humbly offering support and openly welcoming approaches.
• Innovative and creative, you proactively explore new ideas and adapt quickly to change.

Responsibilities

• Build automation pipelines for simulation runs, regression testing, and result tracking.
• Implement and optimize a trace‑driven power‑thermal simulation engines.
• Generate transient power maps, perform spatiotemporal hotspot analysis, and interface with reduced‑order/CFD‑calibrated thermal solvers.
• Develop high-fidelity, advanced RTL- SystemC-, and C-based power macromodels for AI memory component IPs using analytical modeling, LUT, FSM, NN, and their hybrid.
• Extract activity-, value-, and state-dependent power features from C/SystemC/RTL simulations.
• Define power-relevant functional states (transaction/state-based abstraction).
• Calibrate models using synthesis‑assisted anchors and validate against RTL/gate‑level and silicon data.
• Integrate IP‑level power macromodels into system‑level simulations.
• Manage time‑indexed simulation flow across power and thermal domains.
• Complete other responsibilities as assigned.

Benefits

• Relocation Support Live 50+ miles away from your new office? No worries! We'll provide a stipend to help support your move.
• Housing Stipend Signing a lease on a new place for your summer internship? We'll help you pay your way with a monthly stipend.
• Give Back With a charitable giving match and frequent opportunities to get involved, we take an active role in supporting the community.
• Prioritize Emotional Wellness With on-demand apps and paid therapy sessions, you’ll have support no matter where you are.
• Stay Fit Eating well and being active are important parts of a healthy life. Our onsite Café and gym, plus virtual classes, make it easier.
• Embrace Flexibility Benefits are best when you have the space to use them. That’s why we facilitate a flexible environment so you can find the right balance for you.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern