Samsung Semiconductor · 11 hours ago
Senior Staff Engineer, SoC Debug & Validation Engineer
Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$180K/yr - $270K/yr
13+ years expSamsung, a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, is seeking a Senior Staff Debug and Validation Engineer to join their Silicon Validation team. In this role, you will be responsible for validating Samsung’s interconnects and memory controllers, driving post-silicon validation efforts, and automating validation techniques to ensure the highest standards of power, performance, and quality.
Semiconductor
Responsibilities
You are an innovator. You excel at driving silicon debug, Design-for-Debug (DfD) architecture, and diagnostic development across GPU, system coherent interconnect, memory controller, and CPU subsystems
You take ownership in leading board-level hardware/software bring-up of ARM-based SoCs including GPU, interconnect/fabric, and memory controllers, and conduct post-silicon power and performance analysis in Android-based and Firmware environments
You are forward-thinking. You develop and automate SoC-level tests and IP-level validation plans to improve coverage, speed, and efficiency. You proactively analyze SoC behavior through functional analysis, contributing insights that help shape next-generation SoC designs
You are a problem solver. You debug complex SoC and IP-level issues by analyzing functional and parametric behavior, applying advanced power and performance analysis techniques, and developing scripts to improve validation efficiency
You are a team player who builds trust and alignment with cross-functional teams (design, verification, software) by modeling a collaborative culture, promoting data-driven communications, and fostering diverse perspectives to deliver productive resolutions
You lead by example to build a culture of innovation, growth, and accountability. You inspire high performance by guiding team members through changes, building key stakeholder relationships while balancing priorities and representing shared goals, and providing technical mentorship to junior engineers
You are a lifelong learner. You stay current with emerging technologies and continuously sharpen your skills to drive innovation in debug and validation methodologies
Qualification
Required
15+ years of experience with a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering or comparable field, or 13+ years of experience with a Master's Degree, or 11+ year of experience with a Ph.D
Experience with System Interconnect and GPU architectural knowledge and development
Experience with SoC and board-level bring up
Experience with 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
Preferred
Familiarity with GPU post-silicon debug validation experience
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
Benefits
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
Long term incentive plan
Relocation
Company
Samsung Semiconductor
Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. (SSI) is a multi-billion dollar wide range of industry-leading semiconductor solutions.
Founded in 1974San Jose, California, USA
10001+ employees
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