SoC Performance Architect

Samsung•San Jose, CA

22h•Onsite

About The Position

Samsung, a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, is founded on a simple philosophy – the endless pursuit of excellence will create a better world for all. At Samsung Austin Research and Development Center (SARC) and Advanced Computing Lab (ACL), we are building a center of excellence for Intellectual Property (IP) that is applied to high-performance computing devices consumed by millions of people around the world. Come build with us! As a SoC Performance Architect, you will primarily be responsible for driving the modeling and analysis of new SoC architectures and features for next generation mobile products. This is a role tasked with building models of SoC architectures to evaluate new feature and use cases. Solid architecture foundation, leadership, and SoC modeling experience is desired for success.

Requirements

7+ years of experience with a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Engineering, or 5+ years of experience with a Master’s Degree, or 3+ years of experience with a Ph.D
Proficient in architectural modeling and performance analysis with analytical models or cycle-accurate simulators
Excellent software development skills with ability to code in C/C++, python and similar programming languages
Experience with CPU, GPU, accelerators or memory systems microarchitecture
Ability to integrate internal/external IP models on a full system-level framework
Understanding of Arm architecture and memory subsystem design including caches, interconnects and memory controllers
Build SoC architecture models to analyze end-to-end performance on workloads of interest; Experience with gem5 desired
Knowledge of high performance, high efficiency design
Strong written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

Build and develop complex SoC performance models including CPU, GPU, ISP, NPU – particularly around smartphone and mobile platforms
Perform high-level performance modeling and analysis of hardware features, applications, benchmarks, and complex uses cases.
Analyze and understand the impact of system-level architectural trade-offs (including CPU, GPU, NPU, ISP, memory subsystems, and system software).
Leverage a data driven approach to drive consensus around complex architectural proposals
Work with teams throughout the company to identify, analyze and optimize critical complex use cases including gaming and camera applications