Staff Engineer, Trace-Driven Simulator Development

Conductor; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 163,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Holidays and sick leave

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision

401(k) and childcare support

Fertility/adoption travel support

Onsite café and gym

Flexible work environment

Job summary

Samsung Semiconductor in San Jose, CA is seeking an expert in power and thermal simulation to lead the development of trace‑driven engines and manage complex simulation flows. The role emphasizes building scalable, reproducible tooling for power and thermal analyses.

The candidate should have 5+ years (PhD) or more in related fields, with a strong background in performance optimization and software design. This is an onsite senior role with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of experience or Master’s with 8+ years or PhD with 5+ years.
• Experience building or extending simulation frameworks.
• Familiarity with discrete‑event or time‑stepped simulation architectures.
• Strong software‑design, debugging, and performance‑optimization skills.

Responsibilities

• Implement and optimize trace‑driven power and thermal simulation engines.
• Manage a time‑indexed simulation flow across power and thermal domains.
• Generate transient power maps and perform spatiotemporal hotspot analysis.
• Interface with reduced‑order thermal models and CFD‑calibrated solvers.
• Ensure simulation performance, scalability, and reproducibility.

Skills

Trace-driven power/thermal simulation

Discrete-event/time-stepped simulation

Software design

Debugging

Performance optimization

C/C++

Numerical methods

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Simulation frameworks

Numerical methods

Job description

San Jose, California, United States

Daily onsite presence at our San Jose, CA office in alignment with our Flexible Work policy.

Reports to: SVP, R&D (Power & Thermal Lab).

What You’ll Do

• Implement and optimize trace‑driven power and thermal simulation engines.
• Manage a time‑indexed simulation flow across power and thermal domains.
• Generate transient power maps and perform spatiotemporal hotspot analysis.
• Interface with reduced‑order thermal models and CFD‑calibrated solvers.
• Ensure simulation performance, scalability, and reproducibility.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years of experience or Master’s degree with 8+ years of experience or PhD with 5+ years of experience.
• Experience building or extending simulation frameworks.
• Familiarity with discrete‑event or time‑stepped simulation architectures.
• Solid software‑design, debugging, and performance‑optimization skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with time‑indexed and event‑driven simulation.
• Knowledge of numerical methods or reduced‑order modeling.

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive base pay range of $163,000 – $253,000 USD.
• Paid time off: 4+ weeks per year plus holidays and sick leave.
• Comprehensive benefits covering medical, dental, vision, 401(k) and childcare.
• Insurance and stipend for fertility or adoption, medical travel support, and virtual pet care.
• Wellness programs: on‑demand mental health apps, free therapy sessions, onsite café and gym, virtual fitness classes.
• Flexible work environment.

Equal Opportunity Employment

Samsung Semiconductor takes pride in being an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to fostering an environment where all individuals feel valued and empowered to excel, regardless of race, religion, color, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, ancestry, genetic information, marital status, national origin, political affiliation, or veteran status.