AI System Architecture Director, Research Lab

Samsung Semiconductor; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 246,000 - 430,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4+ weeks paid time off

Medical/Dental/Vision insurance

401k plan

Flexible work environment

Emotional wellness support

Fitness facilities

Charitable giving match

Job summary

Samsung Semiconductor in San Jose is looking for a lead AI system architect to drive innovative research on architectures for AI workloads. The role involves defining system-level architectures, designing high-performance RISC-V CPUs, and managing a multidisciplinary team. Ideal candidates will have a Ph.D. in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering and over 10 years of experience in system-level architecture research. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, including 4+ weeks paid time off, are offered.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in system-level architecture research or large-scale computing platform design focused on AI workloads.
• Deep knowledge of modern CPU/accelerator architectures (RISC-V, ARM, x86) and heterogeneous integration.
• Proficiency with transaction-level modeling (TLM) and event-driven simulation.

Responsibilities

• Lead cutting-edge research on AI system architectures to solve memory and bandwidth challenges.
• Define system-level architectures for large AI workloads and simulate performance.
• Architect high-performance, out-of-order RISC-V CPU cores.

Skills

Performance modeling

Event-driven simulation

Quantitative analysis

RISC-V architecture

ARM architecture

x86 architecture

Python programming

C++ programming

Education

Ph.D. in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Job description

Samsung Semiconductor in San Jose is looking for a lead AI system architect to drive innovative research on architectures for AI workloads. The role involves defining system-level architectures, designing high-performance RISC-V CPUs, and managing a multidisciplinary team. Ideal candidates will have a Ph.D. in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering and over 10 years of experience in system-level architecture research. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, including 4+ weeks paid time off, are offered.