Senior Staff Physical Design Feasibility 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 Senior Staff Physical Design Feasibility Engineer, you will play a crucial role in driving the overall performance, power, and area (PPA) of complex ASIC and interposer designs, focusing on ensuring their feasibility and success from initial floor planning through to tape-out and sign-off. This senior-level position involves providing technical leadership, collaborating across teams, and optimizing and validating GPU design modifications to meet critical timing, power, area, and reliability targets, all of which present exciting technical challenges.

• You are highly skilled at testing various features and design modifications.

• You enjoy ensuring frequency, power, and area requirements meet or exceed expectations.

• You are a self-motivated problem solver who excels at conducting physical design builds to validate design changes.

• You are a lifelong learner driven by the boundless opportunities, with a keen understanding of the SoC/ASIC design flow using the latest industry-standard placement and routing tools.

• You are an expert in block-level floor planning and PPA (power, performance, area) optimization.

Skills and Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering/relevant technical field, or 8+ years of experience with a Master’s degree, or 6+ years of experience with a PhD

• Excellent scripting/programming skills in TCL, Perl, Shell, and/or Python

• Skilled knowledge of logical equivalence checking, timing constraints, and Verilog.

• 10+ years of experience in digital or physical design, with a strong background in advanced node physical design methodologies.

• Proficiency with industry-standard physical design tools, including Cadence Innovus, Synopsys IC Compiler, Mentor Graphics Calibre, Ansys PowerArtist, Siemens EDA Xpedition for synthesis, P&R, STA, and physical verification. 

• Strong understanding of static timing analysis (STA), signal integrity (SI), and power integrity (PI). 

• Outstanding communication skills and the ability to think and communicate effectively at different levels of abstraction

Our Team

We’re strengthening our team of talented individuals with diverse skill sets to build a technology roadmap and deliver market-leading GPU. Our Xclipse GPU is the first mobile GPU with ray tracing technology that enables console-level graphic for Samsung Galaxy smartphones. With architecture scalability at the frontier of our design focus, our performance- and power-optimized IP solution gets integrated into complex semiconductor products, aiming to reach multiple market segments.

Our Physical Design group is part of the larger Design Implementation team at SARC/ACL. The fast-paced environment here provides us opportunities to learn different areas of design implementation and diversifying our technical expertise. We take pride in our highly collaborative team culture and feel supported by our leadership to explore new ideas and bring them to reality every day. We believe in connecting your area of expertise with the right level and functional discipline that can empower you to grow.

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 $180,200 and $270,400. 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 loan program, wellness incentives, and many more. In addition, regular full-time employees (