Samsung Electronics America, Inc. is hiring a Senior Staff Engineer, SoC Debug & Validation Engineer. You will join the Silicon Validation team to validate cutting-edge mobile GPU, interconnects, and memory controllers. In this role, you will own and drive post-silicon validation with a focus on automation and diagnostic development.
What You'll Do
- Own and drive post-silicon validation across GPU, complex system coherent interconnects, and memory controllers.
- Lead board-level hardware/software bring-up of ARM-based SoCs including GPU, interconnect/fabric, and memory controllers.
- Conduct post-silicon power and performance analysis in Android-based and Firmware environments.
- Develop and automate SoC-level tests and IP-level validation plans to improve coverage, speed, and efficiency.
- Debug complex SoC and IP-level issues by analyzing functional and parametric behavior.
- Build trust and alignment with cross-functional teams (design, verification, software).
- Provide technical mentorship to junior engineers.
What We're Looking For
- 15+ years of experience with a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering or comparable field, or 13+ years with a Master’s Degree, or 11+ years with a Ph.D.
- GPU post-silicon debug validation experience.
- System Interconnect and GPU architectural knowledge and development experience.
- SoC and board-level bring up experience.
- Experience driving debug effort across design, verification and software organization.
- Experience with power and performance data collection and analysis in Firmware and Android-based test environments.
- Experience with GPU and microprocessor debug using Logic Analyzer, Scopes, and other test equipment.
- Familiarity with system coherent interconnect, memory controllers, GPU, and microprocessor product and test engineering.
- Experience with Android and Linux based driver development.
- Experience with C/C++/Object Oriented programming, Python, Shell Scripting.
- Availability to work on-site 5 days a week.
Nice to Have
- Hands-on experience with System and board level bring up.
- Hands-on experience using debugger such as Lauterbach to debug software/SoC.
- Familiarity with performance and power measurement techniques.
- Familiarity with scanchain, array dump, HW debug techniques.
- Familiarity with emulator signal extraction from waveform techniques.
- Familiarity with IPXACT design documents and parser software development.
- Familiarity with GPU and Microprocessor Product and Test engineering.
- Programming skills: Linux, Android Kernel, BIOS, Firmware.
- Experience with Verilog, GPU Driver.
Technical Stack
- C/C++
- Python
- Shell Scripting
- Linux
- Android
- Firmware
- Verilog
Team & Environment
You will be part of the Silicon Validation team within the Silicon & Emulation (Si & Emulation) organization at SARC/ACL.
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation: $180,200 - $297,200 + equity: Eligible to participate in long term incentive plan
- Medical, dental, vision, life insurance
- 401(k)
- Onsite lunch
- Employee purchase program
- Tuition assistance (after 6 months)
- Paid time off
- Student loan program
- Wellness incentives
- MBO bonus compensation
Work Mode
This role requires full-time on-site work.
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