SoC Performance Architect

Full-time - Senior

San Jose, CA

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

About the position

As a SoC Performance Architect at Samsung Electronics, you will be responsible for modeling and analyzing new SoC architectures and features for next-generation mobile products. This role involves building complex performance models for various components such as CPU, GPU, ISP, and NPU, particularly focusing on smartphone and mobile platforms. You will leverage a data-driven approach to evaluate architectural trade-offs and optimize critical use cases, collaborating with teams across the company to enhance product performance.

Responsibilities

• Drive the modeling and analysis of new SoC architectures and features for next-generation mobile products.
• Build and develop complex SoC performance models including CPU, GPU, ISP, and NPU.
• Perform high-level performance modeling and analysis of hardware features, applications, benchmarks, and complex use cases.
• Analyze the impact of system-level architectural trade-offs including CPU, GPU, NPU, ISP, memory subsystems, and system software.
• Leverage a data-driven approach to drive consensus around complex architectural proposals.
• Work with teams throughout the company to identify, analyze, and optimize critical complex use cases including gaming and camera applications.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience with a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Engineering, or 8+ years of experience with a Master's Degree, or 6+ years of experience with a PhD.
• Experience in architectural modeling and performance analysis, either with analytical models or cycle-accurate simulators.
• Ability to model SoC architectures to analyze end-to-end performance on workloads of interest; experience with gem5 desired.
• Excellent software development skills with ability to code in C, C++, Python and similar programming languages.
• Ability to integrate internal/external IP models on a full system-level framework.
• Knowledge of Arm Architecture and Memory subsystem design including caches, interconnects and memory controllers.
• Knowledge of high performance, high efficiency design.
• Experience with CPU, GPU, Accelerators or Memory systems microarchitecture.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with high-performance computing devices in mobile and automotive segments.
• Familiarity with Intellectual Property (IP) related to semiconductor technology.

Benefits

• Wellness program
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Food provided