Senior Staff Engineer, Post-Silicon GPU Power & Performance

Position Summary

Samsung, a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, is seeking a Senior Staff GPU Post-Silicon Power and Performance Engineer to join the Samsung Austin Research and Development Center (SARC) and Advanced Computing Lab (ACL). This role involves leading post-silicon characterization, analysis, and optimization of power and performance for Samsung's next-generation GPU IPs, working closely with architecture, software, and validation teams.

Role And Responsibilities

• Lead post-silicon characterization, analysis, and optimization of power and performance for Samsung’s next-generation GPU IPs.
• Drive silicon bring-up, workload analysis, and data-driven insights across real-world use cases.
• Collaborate with architecture, software, and validation teams to ensure optimal performance and energy efficiency.
• Characterize GPU power, performance, and leakage across diverse benchmarks and real-world workloads, delivering actionable insights to guide optimizations.
• Advance cross-functional collaboration with architecture and software teams to support measurement requests, correlate silicon data with pre-silicon models, and ensure alignment across power, performance, and system-level expectations.
• Drive automation and infrastructure development for power and performance data collection, analysis, and workload enablement, improving scalability, consistency, and engineering efficiency.
• Lead silicon bring-up and debug activities, including board-level hardware/software enablement and root-cause analysis of issues impacting measurement accuracy, stability, and performance.
• Inspire high performance by leading complex technical investigations, mentoring engineers, and advancing methodologies and tools by staying ahead of emerging GPU technologies, workloads, and performance analysis techniques.

Skills And Qualifications

• 11+ years of experience with a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Engineering, or 9+ years of experience with a Master’s Degree, or 7+ years of experience with a Ph.D.
• Deep understanding of system-level architecture, including GPU/CPU subsystems, and power and performance measurement methodologies.
• Hands-on lab experience with board bring-up, schematics, scopes, debuggers, and data acquisition tools.
• Strong experience with performance analysis tools and familiarity with industry-standard GPU/CPU benchmarks and workloads.
• Strong programming and scripting skills in Python, C/C++, shell scripting, and experience with SQL/databases.
• Experience with Linux and Android systems, with familiarity in kernel-level debugging or development.
• Experience with leading complex technical initiatives, driving process and methodology innovation, and mentoring engineers.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and influence in a fast-paced, global environment.

Total Rewards

• Base pay range: $180,200 - $270,400
• 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, and more.
• MBO bonus compensation, long term incentive plan, and relocation eligibility.
• This is an exempt position, not eligible for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).