Senior Staff Engineer, ASIC Design

ZipRecruiter; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a global leader in technology solutions, pushing boundaries in memory and storage technologies. As part of the Advanced Controller Development team, you'll work on innovative computing architectures for machine learning and edge computing. This role emphasizes collaboration, creativity, and problem-solving, making a significant impact in developing prototypes and optimizing them for mass production. If you're passionate about technology and eager to contribute to groundbreaking projects, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

401k

Paid Time Off

Family Support Stipends

Mental Health Resources

Fitness Facilities

Flexible Work Arrangements

Charitable Giving Matches

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in logic design and data center technologies.
• Experience with microarchitecture of SoC and complex logic designs.

Responsibilities

• Participate in architectural definitions and microarchitecture responsibilities.
• Design logic and implement RTL with quality checks.
• Collaborate with design verification for debugging.

Skills

HBM Knowledge

ARM Processors

AMBA Protocols

AXI Protocols

Compression Algorithms

Encryption Algorithms

Emerging Technologies

Communication Skills

Creative Problem-Solving

Education

BE or MS in Computer/Electrical Engineering

Job description

Job Description

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Advancing the World's Technology Together

Our technology solutions power the tools you use every day—including smartphones, electric vehicles, hyperscale data centers, IoT devices, and more. Join a global leader whose innovative designs are pushing boundaries and powering the future.

We believe innovation and growth are driven by an inclusive culture and a diverse workforce. We're dedicated to empowering people to be their true selves. Together, we're building a better tomorrow for our employees, customers, partners, and communities.

What You'll Do

The Advanced Controller Development (ACD) team is part of Samsung's Memory Business Unit, a leader in DRAM and NAND Flash. ACD aims to solve key problems for Cloud & Data center by developing new memory and storage technologies. We collaborate closely with development teams to bring feature innovation to product roadmaps.

Join us in creating new computing system architectures for emerging machine learning applications, data analytics, and edge computing. Your focus will be on enhancing memory and storage capabilities by developing prototypes of controllers and optimizing them for mass production.

Location: Daily onsite presence at our San Jose office/headquarters, in alignment with our Flexible Work policy.

Job ID: 42509

1. Participate in architectural definitions and be responsible for microarchitecture of subsystems and/or chip level.
2. Design logic and implement RTL, including quality checks (Assertion, Lint, CDC, STA).
3. Integrate third-party IPs with system bus, peripherals, and CPU cores.
4. Collaborate with the design verification team for debugging to meet code and functional coverage targets.
5. Work with physical designers on timing constraints, synthesis, DFT insertion, and static timing analysis.

What You Bring

• BE or MS in Computer/Electrical Engineering or Computer Science with 15+ years of experience in logic design, data center technologies, or cloud infrastructures.
• Experience in microarchitecture of SoC, interface subsystems, logic modules.
• Good knowledge of ASIC design flow.
• Experience with commercial IPs such as UCIe, CPU, Ethernet, and HBM interfaces.
• Deep understanding of PPA (performance, power, area) trade-offs.
• Experience in complex logic designs and timing closure for large, sophisticated designs.
• Self-motivated problem-solver, team-oriented.
• Inclusive, adaptable to diverse global norms.
• Curious learner, resilient, data-driven in understanding challenges.
• Collaborative, supportive, open to new approaches.
• Innovative, creative, quick to adapt to change.

Skills

• Knowledge of HBM.
• Working knowledge of ARM processors, AMBA, AXI protocols.
• Knowledge of compression and encryption algorithms.
• Understanding of emerging technologies (CXL, in-memory computing, Ethernet-attached SSDs) in server memory/storage systems.
• Motivated with strong communication skills.
• Creative problem-solving abilities.

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What We Offer

The pay range for this role in the US is $180,950—$289,050 USD. Compensation depends on role, location, experience, and skills. We offer incentives based on performance, along with a comprehensive benefits package including Medical/Dental/Vision/401k, and other wellbeing programs.

Additional benefits include charitable giving matches, paid time off, family support stipends, mental health resources, fitness facilities, and flexible work arrangements.

Equal Opportunity Employment Policy

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