Staff Engineer, ASIC Design Verification

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 memory and storage. 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.

Come join the team that is creating new computing system solutions needed in the emerging machine learning applications, data analytics and edge computing. You’ll focus on developing advanced accelerators for AI/ML applications.

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

Job ID – 41962

• Participate in verification strategy and methodology definitions
• Contribute in micro architecture specification and reviews
• Responsible for the verification of modules/subsystems of AI accelerators
• Architect test benches, create test plans, implement test bench components in UVM
• Execute the verification per plan to the closure
• Work closely with architects and design engineers to define verification requirements, and to close functional and code coverage targets.
• Provide support in post silicon bring up and debug

What You Bring

• Bachelors in Electrical, Computer Science or related with 10+ years of experience or Masters in Electrical, Computer Science or related Science with 8+ years of Industry Experience or PhD in Electrical, Computer Science or related Science with 5+ years of Industry Experience Preferred.

• Well versed and good experience in UVM

• Strong language skills including C++, SystemVerilog
• Experience in logic and SoC verification from planning to closure
• Good understanding on verification flows and tools
• Experience in PCIe, NVMe, Ethernet, and/or ARM AMBA
• Experience in AI accelerators
• Experience in flash memory controller, and related IP level and/or SOC level verification
• Experience and/or knowledge on compression, encryption algorithms
• Experience and/or knowledge of the emerging technologies (CXL, Computation in memory and storage, AI LLM accelerators etc.) in server memory and storage systems
• Highly motivated with good verbal and written communication skills
• Creativity in problem solving
• 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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