Senior Staff ASIC Feasibility & PPA Architect

Samsung Electronics America; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

401(k)

Onsite lunch

Employee purchase program

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Student loan program

Wellness incentives

MBO bonus compensation

Long term incentive plan

Relocation

Job summary

Samsung Electronics America, at Samsung Austin Research and Development Center, seeks a Senior Staff Physical Design Feasibility Engineer to drive PPA for ASIC and interposer designs from floor planning to tape-out.

You will lead cross-team collaboration with RTL and architects, optimize RTL changes, deliver RTL/netlist to GDS, and automate flows with TCL, Perl, Shell, and Python to achieve robust, reliable silicon.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in relevant hardware design fields.
• 8+ years with a Master’s degree or equivalent.
• 6+ years with a PhD or advanced research background.
• Proven track record delivering designs meeting PPA goals.
• Experience with SOC/ASIC design flow and P&R tools.
• Block-level floor-planning and PPA optimization experience.
• Knowledge of timing constraints and Verilog.
• Basic understanding of GPU architecture and data flow.
• Proficient TCL/Perl/Shell/Python scripting.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead PPA optimization from floor planning through tape-out and sign-off.
• Collaborate with RTL designers to evaluate RTL changes and improvements.
• Produce RTL/netlist to GDS flow meeting circuit requirements.
• Automate design flows using TCL, Perl, Shell, and Python.
• Engage with architects and IP/SoC teams to drive architecture and documentation.

Skills

Senior ASIC/SoC design

GPU/Interposer design

PPA optimization

Scripting TCL/Perl/Shell/Python

Verilog

Communication & leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or related

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

P&R tools

RTL/netlist flow

Verilog

GDSII flow

Job description

Samsung Electronics America, at Samsung Austin Research and Development Center, seeks a Senior Staff Physical Design Feasibility Engineer to drive PPA for ASIC and interposer designs from floor planning to tape-out.

You will lead cross-team collaboration with RTL and architects, optimize RTL changes, deliver RTL/netlist to GDS, and automate flows with TCL, Perl, Shell, and Python to achieve robust, reliable silicon.