Senior Staff Engineer, GPU RTL Firmware

Samsung•San Jose, CA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Samsung Austin Research and Development Center (SARC) and Advanced Computing Lab (ACL) are building a center of excellence for Intellectual Property (IP) that is applied to high-performance computing devices (mobile, automotive, and other custom market segments) consumed by millions of people around the world. As a Senior Staff GPU RTL Firmware Engineer, you will help shape the design and development of control firmware for Samsung’s next-generation mobile GPUs, shaping critical subsystems such as the Command Processor (CP) and RunList Controller (RLC) that orchestrate GPU execution, scheduling, and system control. In this high-impact individual contributor role, you will collaborate with hardware and software teams to shape how GPU workloads are scheduled, managed, and brought to life in silicon. You will partner closely with architecture, RTL, software, and validation teams to help influence hardware–firmware interfaces, contribute to execution-control strategy, and ensure scalable, production-ready GPU IPs across multiple product generations and market segments. Leveraging your expertise in GPU control firmware (including CP and RLC architectures), you will help shape the definition, implementation, and evolution of firmware that orchestrates GPU execution, scheduling, context management, and system-level control across multiple GPU IP generations. You excel at contributing to the firmware lifecycle, driving firmware architecture, bring-up, debug, and validation while influencing RTL design decisions to ensure clean interfaces, functionality, and scalability across use cases. You ensure technical excellence through analysis and optimization of GPU execution and scheduling behavior by identifying performance, latency, and utilization bottlenecks across command processing, runlist management, preemption, and context switching. You help influence next-generation GPU architectures, contributing to CP and RLC evolution through RISC-V–based firmware development, architectural exploration, and early enablement of new scheduling, reliability, and power-aware execution features. You proactively collaborate with architecture, RTL, and software teams to align execution efficiency with system-level goals. You inspire high performance by mentoring junior engineers, contributing to a culture of ownership and innovation, and staying ahead of emerging GPU technologies and RTL firmware technologies.

Requirements

10+ years of experience with a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Engineering, or 8+ years of experience with a Master’s Degree, or 6+ years of experience with a Ph.D.
8+ years of hands-on experience in software/firmware development, with strong proficiency in C/C++/ Assembly.
Strong expertise in GPU or SoC architecture, including command processors, control logic, scheduling, and hardware–software interaction.
Strong knowledge of RTL design, ASIC flows, Verilog/SystemVerilog.
Working knowledge of GPU pipelines and graphics/compute APIs (Vulkan, OpenGL, Direct3D, OpenCL).
Hands-on experience with microprocessors, including firmware development, bring-up, and debug.
Excellent debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Proven ability to identify bottlenecks, propose solutions, and guide implementation.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Ability to navigate ambiguity and influence in a fast-paced, global team environment.
Ability to access information subject to U.S. export control restrictions or be eligible to receive a government authorization to access export-controlled information.

Responsibilities

Shape the design and development of control firmware for Samsung’s next-generation mobile GPUs, focusing on critical subsystems like the Command Processor (CP) and RunList Controller (RLC).
Collaborate with hardware and software teams to define how GPU workloads are scheduled and managed.
Partner with architecture, RTL, software, and validation teams to influence hardware–firmware interfaces and execution-control strategy.
Ensure scalable, production-ready GPU IPs across multiple product generations and market segments.
Define, implement, and evolve firmware for GPU execution, scheduling, context management, and system-level control.
Contribute to the firmware lifecycle, including architecture, bring-up, debug, and validation.
Influence RTL design decisions to ensure clean interfaces, functionality, and scalability.
Analyze and optimize GPU execution and scheduling behavior to identify and resolve performance, latency, and utilization bottlenecks.
Contribute to next-generation GPU architectures through RISC-V–based firmware development and architectural exploration.
Enable new scheduling, reliability, and power-aware execution features.
Collaborate with architecture, RTL, and software teams to align execution efficiency with system-level goals.
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a culture of ownership and innovation.
Stay ahead of emerging GPU technologies and RTL firmware technologies.