Staff Engineer, Coherent Interconnect Design Verification

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 Staff Design Verification Engineer, you will help lead the functional verification of System IP—including coherent interconnects, caches— through hands-on project execution.

This high-impact individual contributor role requires strong expertise in design verification, testbench architecture, and methodologies across both block- and top-level environments. You will help define verification strategy, drive best practices, and ensure timely milestone execution in collaboration with global cross-functional teams to advance Samsung’s cutting-edge coherent interconnect IPs that power next-generation consumer mobile products.

• You ensure design excellence and thorough verification by contributing to key features, driving test planning, verifying design feature accuracy, and performing coverage analysis to identify improvement opportunities.
• You will develop reusable verification environments and testbenches, including stimulus, assertions, checkers, covergroups, and SystemVerilog constraints.
• You debug and root cause functional fails from regressions, and help with Silicon debug
• You perform coverage gap analysis, identifying coverage exclusions and improving stimulus
• You will be a key player in test plan and code reviews
• You will contribute to power-aware verification with UPF and gate-level simulations.
• You collaborative with design, SoC, physical design, and performance verification teams to debug failures, resolve spec issues, and enable successful bring-up across IP, SoC, and silicon.
• You exemplify an ownership culture and inspire an inclusive, high-performing culture by mentoring junior engineers, fostering trust, and data-driven decision-making through open communications.

Skills and Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering/relevant technical field, or 4+ years of experience with a Master’s degree, or 2+ years of experience with a PhD.
• Must have experience with Interconnect
• Proficiency in ARM protocols – CHI/AXI/ACElite, APB
• Expert hands-on coding skills in System Verilog, UVM
• Experience with Git version control, Unix/Perl scripting
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity in a fast-paced, global team environment.

Our Team

The System IP & SoC Architecture team at SARC/ACL designs proprietary coherent interconnects and memory controllers that power Exynos SoCs for Samsung’s premium consumer devices. We play a critical role in shaping the technology roadmap, delivering scalable, performance- and power-optimized IP solutions that support advanced system modeling and real-world applications such as gaming and computational photography. With scalability and efficiency at the core of our designs, our IP integrates seamlessly into complex semiconductor products, enabling cutting-edge memory subsystem capabilities across diverse market segments.

Joining our team means collaborating alongside talented engineers from diverse technical backgrounds across a global organization. You’ll have the opportunity to build next-generation technologies, broaden your expertise, and solve impactful challenges in a supportive environment built on collaboration, continuous learning, and growth.

Total Rewards

At Samsung – SARC/ACL, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $151,000 and $226,600. Your actual base pay will depend on variables that may include your education skills, qualifications, experience, and work location.

Samsung employees have access to benefits including: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k), onsite lunch, employee purchase program, tuition assistance (after 6 months), paid time off, student