Sr. Silicon Learning Engineer

Position Summary

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 (mobile, automotive, and other custom market segments) consumed by millions of people around the world. Come build with us!

Role and Responsibilities

As a Sr. Silicon Learning Engineer, you will help maximize PPA for Samsung’s premium mobile GPU by driving SARC/ACL’s focus on silicon learning. This is a vital role with high cross-functional visibility across the Samsung Semiconductor business. Your technical skills in silicon learning will be key to bridge the power/performance gaps between silicon and design, and continually improve our physical design and signoff methodologies.

We believe in connecting your area of expertise with the right job level that can empower you to grow. This position may start at a different level depending on your knowledge and experience. As a key contributor in our Design Implementation organization, your solid background in silicon and physical design implementation are desired for success.

• You thrive on driving collaboration with various stakeholders across the company to create working synergy between our R&D lab and the Foundry. You build a strong partnership with our partners in Korea on comprehending key product-level test data that captures GPU power and frequency along with silicon process parametrics.
• You are a domain expert in one or more technical areas. You can analyze silicon test data to correlate metrics such as operating frequency, Vmin, and power with respect to STA and power signoff flows.
• You are skilled at identifying areas of miscorrelation and partnering with other teams to define additional diagnostic collateral such as functional, scan, and memory test patterns.
• You enjoy working with the SARC functional debug and enablement team on focused board-level lab experiments to further diagnose areas of miscorrelation. This includes using special test modes to isolate silicon critical paths.
• You are passionate about problem solving. Your curiosity helps you identify the root-cause and crisply communicate specific reasons for the miscorrelation, along with helping define future improvements in design signoff and implementation.
• You have an innovative mindset. You will partner with physical design, DFT, RTL, and architecture teams to continually define new test features which will help us to diagnose and improve our silicon correlation for future designs.
• You are open-minded with an inclusive working manner to both individuals and groups of people that have diverse styles, abilities, and motivation. You will partner with our teams in Korea as needed on silicon diagnostic techniques such as scan diagnostics, LADA, transistor nanoprobing, and physical analysis.
• You have an ambition to master your technical craft through continuous learning and working on cutting-edge technology in a dynamic fast-paced global environment.

Skills and Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering/relevant technical field, or 13+ years of experience with a Master’s degree, or 11+ years of experience with a PhD
• Experience in physical design/signoff with industry-standard tools like Synopsys Fusion Compiler or Cadence Innovus.
• Strong expertise in one or more of the following areas:
  • Parametric silicon Vmin/fmax debug and silicon critical path isolation
  • DFT and scan diagnostics
  • Process technology and transistor characteristics
  • Statistical silicon data analysis of digital SOCs
  • Failure analysis techniques
• Demonstrated technical problem-solving ability with a self-starter mindset.
• Effective technical mentorship skills
• Effective communications (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills to work with diverse global stakeholders