Manager, DRAM Product Planning
About The Position
Samsung Semiconductor is seeking a strategic DRAM Product Planning Manager to drive customer adoption and establish Samsung as the lead supplier for DRAM-based memory solutions across applications. The role serves as a bridge between top-tier customers and internal engineering and business teams, managing the lifecycle from initial design-in through final qualification. The manager leads customer technical engagements, collaborates on engineering debugging, and proposes application-specific memory solutions. They establish co-development frameworks that align customer hardware roadmaps with Samsung’s memory technology pipeline, help define joint product specifications, and channel customer insights to internal R&D and product planning teams. The role also develops value-focused business and monetization models, customized commercial and supply strategies, and strategic partnerships. As the central program manager, the position coordinates internal stakeholders and customer milestones; manages design-in, validation, qualification, and mass-production transitions; and mitigates risks to meet customer schedules. The position requires daily onsite presence at Samsung’s San Jose headquarters under its Flexible Work policy and an average of less than 10% domestic and international travel.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related Physical Science with at least 10 years of experience; or a Master’s degree with at least 8 years of industry experience; or a PhD with at least 5 years of industry experience.
- Strong understanding of DRAM design and architecture, system-level operations including RAS, memory controllers, and memory PHY, and product support.
- Background in signal integrity/power integrity (SI/PI) and timing measurements.
- Familiarity with fab processes, semiconductor manufacturing, and advanced packaging.
- Deep understanding of 2.5D/3D integration, including TSV, micro-bumping, and hybrid bonding.
- Proven experience in customer-facing technical roles such as Applications, Design, Validation, or Development, leading enablement and debugging.
- Flexibility to travel based on project and customer needs.
- Experience defining architecture and specifications for next-generation custom HBM (HBM4+).
- Ability to plan active logic base-dies integrating core IP such as memory controllers, advanced RAS, and processing elements.
- Track record collaborating with foundries and design houses on custom silicon development using advanced nodes.
- Experience defining customized interfaces, such as Die-to-Die PHY, for bespoke customer architectures such as hyperscaler XPUs and high-end GPUs.
- Analytical skills to evaluate system-level PPA benefits and customer TCO optimization.
- Inclusive approach, adapting communication and working style to different situations and global norms.
- Curiosity, resilience, and a data-oriented approach to learning and problem solving.
- Collaborative relationship-building and openness to others’ approaches.
- Creativity, proactive exploration of new ideas, and adaptability to change.
Responsibilities
- Lead technical engagements with customer engineering teams to position Samsung DRAM solutions as primary choices for next-generation platforms.
- Facilitate collaborative engineering debugging and troubleshooting during evaluation, qualification, and mass production.
- Analyze customer system architectures and propose optimized memory solutions.
- Establish and govern co-development frameworks that align customer hardware roadmaps with Samsung’s memory technology pipeline.
- Collaborate with customer architects to define product specifications, interfaces, and feature sets.
- Relay customer architectural insights to internal R&D and product planning teams.
- Design and implement business models focused on total cost of ownership reduction and value-added memory features.
- Develop commercial and supply structures tailored to application segments such as automotive, server, mobile, and AI/HPC.
- Secure multi-year agreements and strategic alliances by translating technical leadership into commercial value.
- Coordinate internal Sales, Marketing, R&D, and Quality Assurance stakeholders with customer milestones.
- Manage project execution from design-in through validation, qualification, and mass-production transition.
- Identify project risks, implement mitigation strategies, and deliver according to customer timelines.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 401(k)
- Incentive opportunities based on individual and company performance
- Charitable giving match and community involvement opportunities
- 4+ weeks of paid time off annually, plus holidays and sick leave
- Fertility care or adoption stipend, caregiver support, and medical travel support
- On-demand wellness apps and free confidential therapy sessions
- Onsite café and gym, plus virtual fitness classes
- Flexible work environment
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
