Senior Staff Engineer, GPU Design Verification (Subsystems)

Samsung; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Samsung Austin Research and Development Center (SARC) seeks a Senior Staff GPU Design Verification Engineer to shape verification for one or more GPU subsystems of the next-generation mobile GPU. You will design, implement, and lead scalable verification environments, applying constrained-random testing and coverage-driven techniques.

You will collaborate across architecture, design, and software teams, ensuring functional correctness and first-pass silicon success while mentoring engineers in a

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in GPU/semiconductor design verification with a Bachelor's in CS/Engineering, or 8+ years with a Master's, or 6+ years with a PhD.
• 8+ years hands-on experience in GPU, CPU, or advanced semiconductor design verification.
• Strong understanding of computer architecture and GPU subsystem design.
• Strong programming skills in C/C++, Python, Perl.
• Strong expertise in SystemVerilog and UVM, including constrained-random testing, functional coverage, and assertions.
• Experience with building configurable UVM testbenches for reuse across design hierarchies.
• Proven track record of achieving multiple first-pass silicon success.
• Excellent debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with proven ability to identify bottlenecks, propose solutions, and execute implementation.

Responsibilities

• Verify one or more GPU subsystems for Samsung's next-generation mobile GPU.
• Develop verification plans, goals, coverage metrics, and sign-off criteria aligned with architectural specifications.
• Architect and implement advanced verification environments and testbenches.
• Collaborate with architecture, design, and software teams; mentor engineers.

Skills

GPU design verification

SystemVerilog

UVM

C/C++

Python

Constrained-random testing

Debugging

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in CS/Engineering

Master's in CS/Engineering

Ph.D. in related field

Tools

SystemVerilog

UVM

C/C++

Job description

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

As a Senior Staff GPU Design Verification Engineer - Subsystems, you will help shape the verification of one or more GPU subsystems for Samsung's next-generation mobile GPU.

In this high-impact individual contributor role, you will contribute to the verification strategy and hands-on validation of complex subsystem designs, ensuring functional correctness, performance integrity, and architectural intent. You bring strong expertise in GPU design verification, strong block- and subsystem-level architectural understanding, and a collaborative leadership style that aligns architecture, design, and software teams while supporting concurrent development cycles.

Leveraging your expertise in one or more technical areas, you will contribute to the verification strategy and execution for one or more GPU subsystems by developing comprehensive verification plans, defining verification goals, coverage metrics, and sign-off criteria aligned with architectural specifications and integration requirements.

You excel at architecting and implementing advanced verification environments. You design, develop, and maintain scalable verification testbenches using SystemVerilog, UVM, and C++, developing test code in parallel with RTL and applying constrained-random testing, coverage-driven verification, and assertion-based techniques to validate complex block and subsystem behaviors.

You ensure functional and performance excellence across subsystem coverage by help advancing verification methodologies, tools, and automation to improve efficiency and quality, while creating targeted and scalable test scenarios that stress interactions across multiple blocks, interfaces, and data paths within the subsystem.

You help drive complex debug and issue resolution by analyzing failures spanning blocks within a subsystem, identifying root causes, and collaborating with design and architecture teams to ensure verification aligns with architectural intent and system-level integration expectations.

You inspire high performance by mentoring engineers, exemplifying a culture of ownership and innovation, and staying ahead of emerging verification technologies and methodologies.

Skills and Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience with a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Engineering, or 8+ years of experience with a Master's Degree, or 6+ years of experience with a Ph.D.
• 8+ years of hands-on experience in GPU, CPU, or advanced semiconductor design verification.
• Strong understanding of computer architecture and GPU subsystem design, including block-level and subsystem-level integration
• Strong programming skills in C/C++, Python, Perl, or equivalent.
• Strong expertise in SystemVerilog and UVM, including constrained-random testing, functional coverage, and assertions.
• Experience with building configurable UVM testbenches for reuse across design hierarchies, ensuring a block-level environment can seamlessly transition into a system-level environment.
• Proven track record of achieving multiple first-pass silicon success.
• Experience with contributing to verification strategy and execution for multiple subsystem blocks and verification closure across interfaces.
• Excellent debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with proven ability to identify bottlenecks, propose solutions, and execute implementation.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and influence in a fast-paced, global team environment.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of memory subsystem or coherent interconnects is a plus.
• Experience with performance-aware verification or performance profiling.
• Hardware modeling or emulation experience.
• Demonstrated passion for learning modern graphics architectures and evolving GPU technologies.

Our Team

The GPU Design Verification team at SARC/ACL owns verification coverage for Samsung's current and next-generation mobile GPUs. Our work spans across three areas: Graphic Core, Subsystem Verification, and Formal Verification. As a globally distributed team, we work closely with architecture, design, software, emulation, and system-level partners to ensure GPU designs function effectively as a complete system. Our Xclipse GPU is the first mobile GPU with ray tracing technology that enables console-level graphics for Samsung Galaxy smartphones.

You will join a diverse, collaborative organization to work on concurrent annual development lifecycles and