Principal Engineer, SoC Performance and Power Architecture

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To provide the best candidate experience with our high application volumes, we limit applications to a total of 10 over 6 months. 

Advancing the World’s Technology Together
Our technology solutions power the tools you use every day--including smartphones, electric vehicles, hyperscale data centers, IoT devices, and so much more. Here, you’ll have an opportunity to be part of a global leader whose innovative designs are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible and powering the future. 

We believe innovation and growth are driven by an inclusive culture and a diverse workforce. We’re dedicated to empowering people to be their true selves. Together, we’re building a better tomorrow for our employees, customers, partners, and communities.

What You’ll Do

The Advanced Controller Development (ACD) is part of Samsung’s Memory Business Unit, the industry's technology and volume leader in DRAM, NAND Flash.  ACD’s vision is to solve key problems of Cloud & Data center by developing the new technology for storage (SSD) controller. We are an integral part of Samsung’s strong R&D focus & lab innovation engine. We work closely with development teams to bring feature innovation to product roadmaps.

SoC architect team within ACD proposes multiple SoC level architecture candidates for emerging memory/storage solution and analyzes SoC architecture trade-off with performance model.

Location: Hybrid, working onsite at our Folsom, CA office 3 days a week, with the flexibility to work remotely the remainder of your time.

Job ID: 42334

• Work on modeling, performance analysis, and architecture definition of emerging memory and storage solution
• Conduct detailed analyses and trade-off studies for NPU SoC architecture
• Develop custom tools for analyzing simulation results of these complex architectures to provide new insights into their behavior and propose innovative architectural changes to improve the performance and power.
• Propose/develop power saving algorithms to enhance power efficiency.
• Establish strategic relationship with product planning, research, SoC designer, firmware development team to identify mass production level requirement
• Presenting performance study results to design teams and other architecture teams.
• Validating the performance model against the specification and correlating the model with RTL

 What You Bring

• Bachelors in Electrical, Computer Science or related with 20+ years of experience or Masters in Electrical, Computer Science or related Science with 18+ years of Industry Experience or PhD in Electrical, Computer Science or related Science with 15+ years of Industry Experience Preferred.
• Good knowledge and experience in architecting complex SoCs and power domain
• Good understanding and experience in memory (HBM and DDR)
• Self-motivated problem-solver with an ability to work well in a team
• You’re inclusive, adapting your style to the situation and diverse global norms of our people.
• An avid learner, you approach challenges with curiosity and resilience, seeking data to help build understanding.
• You’re collaborative, building relationships, humbly offering support and openly welcoming approaches.
• Innovative and creative, you proactively explore new ideas and adapt quickly to change.

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What We Offer
The pay range below is for all roles at this level across all US locations and functions. Individual pay rates depend on a number of factors—including the role’s function and location, as well as the individual’s knowledge, skills, experience, education, and training. We also offer incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance. 

This is in addition to our diverse package of benefits centered around the wellbeing of our employees and their loved ones. In addition to the usual Medical/Dental/Vision/401k, our inclusive rewards plan empowers our people to care for their whole selves. An investment in your future is an investment in ours.

Give Back With a charitable giving match and frequent opportunities to get involved, we take an active role in supporting the community.
Enjoy Time Away You’ll start with 4+ weeks of paid time off a year, plus holidays and sick leave, to rest and recharge.
Care for Family Whatever family means to you, we want to support you along the way—including a stipend for fertility care or adoption, medical travel support, and an errand service.