Senior Staff Software Engineer, Simulator Development

Samsung Semiconductor • San Jose, CA

1d • $189,000 - $301,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The engineer develops and extends the trace-driven power and thermal simulation engine, integrating power macromodels, workload traces, and thermal solvers into a coherent, scalable simulation flow. The role is based at the San Jose, California office and requires daily onsite presence in alignment with the company’s Flexible Work policy. It reports to the SVP, R&D (Power & Thermal Lab).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 15+ years of experience, or a Master’s degree and 13+ years of experience.
• Strong C++ software-engineering background.
• Experience building or extending simulation frameworks.
• Familiarity with discrete-event or time-stepped simulation architectures.
• Solid software-design, debugging, and performance-optimization skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with time-indexed and event-driven simulation.
• Knowledge of numerical methods or reduced-order modeling.
• Exposure to data-pipeline integration.

Responsibilities

• Implement and optimize trace-driven power and thermal simulation engines.
• Integrate IP-level power macromodels into system-level simulation.
• Manage a time-indexed simulation flow across power and thermal domains.
• Generate transient power maps and perform spatiotemporal hotspot analysis.
• Interface with reduced-order thermal models and CFD-calibrated solvers.
• Ensure simulation performance, scalability, and reproducibility.

Benefits

• Incentive opportunities based on individual and company performance.
• Medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) benefits.
• Charitable giving match and opportunities to get involved in the community.
• 4+ weeks of paid time off per year, 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 classes.
• Flexible work environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior