Senior Staff Engineer, Debug & Validation Engineer

Position Summary

Samsung, a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, is seeking a Senior Staff Debug and Validation Engineer to join the Silicon Validation team at the forefront of validating Samsung’s cutting-edge mobile GPU coherent interconnects and memory controllers. This role involves driving debug efforts across design, verification, and software organizations, automating validation techniques, and conducting post-silicon power and performance analysis in Android-based and firmware environments.

Role And Responsibilities

• Own and drive post-silicon validation across GPU, complex coherent interconnects, and memory controllers, focusing on automation and simplification.
• Lead board-level hardware/software bring-up of ARM-based SoCs including GPU, interconnect/fabric, and memory controllers.
• Conduct post-silicon power and performance analysis in Android-based and firmware environments.
• Develop and automate SoC-level tests and IP-level validation plans to improve coverage, speed, and efficiency.
• Analyze SoC behavior through functional analysis to contribute insights that help shape next-generation SoC designs.
• Debug complex SoC and IP-level issues by applying advanced power and performance analysis techniques and developing scripts to improve validation efficiency.
• Build 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.
• Guide team members through changes, build key stakeholder relationships, and represent shared goals while providing technical mentorship to junior engineers.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and continuously sharpen skills to drive innovation in debug and validation methodologies.

Skills And Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience with a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering or comparable field, or 13+ years with a Master’s Degree, or 11+ years with a Ph.D.
• Experience with Coherent 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 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 Experience

• Familiarity with GPU post-silicon debug validation experience.
• Hands-on experience with SOC bring up at board level.
• 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.

Total Rewards

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. 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. This role might also be eligible to participate in long-term incentive plans and relocation. This is an exempt position, which is not eligible for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Export Control

This position requires the ability to access information subject to U.S. export control restrictions. Applicants must have the ability to access export-controlled information or be eligible to receive a government authorization to access export-controlled information.

Trade Secrets

By submitting an application, you agree not to disclose to Samsung, or induce Samsung to use, any confidential or proprietary information (including trade secrets) belonging to any current or previous employer or other person or entity.