AI/ML Physical Design Engineer for Sub-2nm PPA

Samsung Semiconductor; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 138,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4+ weeks paid time off

Medical/Dental/Vision benefits

Flexible work policy

Onsite gym and cafè

Job summary

Samsung Semiconductor in San Jose is seeking a Senior Physical Design AI/ML Engineer for the Logic Pathfinding Lab. You will apply AI/ML to improve design simulation accuracy and throughput, and contribute to DTCO knob optimization for sub-2nm nodes.

This role requires deep experience in cell architecture, PDK generation, and logic integration. You will collaborate across teams including TD Korea, writing design rules, and guiding multiple organizations.

Qualifications

• PhD with industry experience preferred.
• Experience in RTL synthesis, place and route, and timing analysis.
• Strong Python and C++ skills; ML packages like PyTorch and TensorFlow.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and implement ML models to optimize chip layouts for PPA efficiency.
• Automate Floorplanning, Placement and Routing, Clock Tree Synthesis with exploratory PDKs.
• Automate Design Rule Checks and LVS using exploratory PDKs.
• Collaborate to automate exploratory PDK generation and QA systems.
• Apply ML to extract correlations across device and circuit domains.
• Develop benchmarking and share assessments with R&D teams.
• Take on additional responsibilities as assigned.

Skills

RTL synthesis

Place & Route

Timing analysis

Python

C++

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Bayesian optimization

Active learning

Graph neural networks

Education

PhD

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

EDA tools

Job description

Samsung Semiconductor in San Jose is seeking a Senior Physical Design AI/ML Engineer for the Logic Pathfinding Lab. You will apply AI/ML to improve design simulation accuracy and throughput, and contribute to DTCO knob optimization for sub-2nm nodes.

This role requires deep experience in cell architecture, PDK generation, and logic integration. You will collaborate across teams including TD Korea, writing design rules, and guiding multiple organizations.