Principal Design Verification Engineer (Coherent Interconnect)

Samsung Electronics Perú; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 216,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company at the forefront of semiconductor technology as a Principal Design Verification Engineer. In this dynamic role, you will leverage your extensive experience to architect and build reusable testbenches, propose innovative solutions to enhance verification flows, and mentor junior team members. Collaborate with talented designers and engineers to ensure the correctness of high-performance computing devices that impact millions globally. This position offers a hybrid work environment, allowing you to balance in-office collaboration with remote flexibility. If you're passionate about technology and eager to make a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k)

Free onsite lunch

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Wellness incentives

Employee purchase program

Qualifications

• 20+ years of experience in design verification with a Bachelor's degree.
• Expert coding skills in System Verilog and UVM.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build reusable testbenches from scratch.
• Create verification environments and debug functional fails.

Skills

System Verilog

UVM

ARM protocols (CHI, AXI, ACElite, APB)

Unix/Perl scripting

Formal verification

Good written and verbal communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering

Master’s degree

PhD

Tools

Git

Job description

Principal Design Verification Engineer (Coherent Interconnect)

Apply remote type Hybrid locations 3900 N Capital of Texas Hwy, Austin, TX, USA 3655 N 1st St, San Jose, CA, USA time type Full time posted on Posted 7 Days Ago time left to apply End Date: June 30, 2025 (30+ days left to apply) job requisition id R99071

Position Summary

Samsung, a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, is founded on a simple philosophy – the endless pursuit of excellence will create a better world for all. At Samsung Austin Research and Development Center (SARC) and Advanced Computing Lab (ACL), we are building a center of excellence for Intellectual Property (IP) that is applied to high-performance computing devices (mobile, automotive, and other custom market segments) consumed by millions of people around the world. Come build with us!

Role and Responsibilities

• You act as the go-to person for technical know-how and micro architecture
• You architect and build re-usable testbenches right from scratch
• You identify shortcomings of existing verification flows and proposing new solutions
• You propose and drive best practices and methodologies that can improve productivity
• You own key features and timely execution of tasks as per milestones
• You create test plans as per spec, challenge spec and testplan/code reviews
• You work with designers to resolve any spec issues
• You create verification environments, stimulus, and tests
• You collaborate with designers to verify the correctness of a design feature and resolve fails
• You develop assertions, checkers, covergroups, and Systemverilog constraints
• You debug and root cause functional fails from regressions
• You analyze code and functional coverage results and perform gap analysis
• You identify coverage exclusions and improve stimulus
• You work with SoC team to debug functional fails during IP bringup and feature execution
• You collaborate with Physical design teams, running and debugging gate-level simulations
• You work with Performance verification teams to help with co-sim TB bringup
• You bringup power-aware verification with UPF
• You help with Silicon bringup and root causing fails
• You mentor junior team members

Skills and Qualifications

• 20+ years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering/relevant technical field, or 18+ years of experience with a Master’s degree, or 16+ years of experience with a PhD
• 16+ years industry experience in a design verification role
• Expert hands-on coding skills in System Verilog, UVM
• Knowledge of ARM protocols – CHI, AXI, ACElite, APB
• Experience with Git version control, Unix/Perl scripting
• Combined experience with coherent interconnect and LPDDR memory controllers will be a plus
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Formal verification skills will be a plus

Mandatory Hybrid Work Requirement:

• Must be able to work in the office 3 days per week, with flexibility to work remotely on the remaining days.
• Employees are expected to adhere to the hybrid work schedule as part of our team's collaboration and in-office culture.

Total Rewards

At Samsung – SARC/ACL, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $216,521 and $359,527. Your actual base pay will depend on variables that may include your education skills, qualifications, experience, and work location.

Samsung employees have access to benefits including: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k), free onsite lunch, employee purchase program, tuition assistance (after 6 months), paid time off, student loan program, wellness incentives, and many more. In addition, regular full-time employees (salaried or hourly) are eligible for MBO bonus compensation, based on company, division, and individual performance.

Additionally, this role might be eligible to participate in long term incentive plan and relocation.

U.S. 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 [applicant] agree[s] 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.

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