Staff Software Engineer: Power & Thermal Simulator

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

Benefits offered by this job

4+ weeks paid time off

Holidays and sick leave

Fertility/adoption stipend

Medical travel support

Virtual vet care

Onsite Café and gym

Flexible benefits environment

Job summary

Samsung Semiconductor in San Jose, CA is seeking a senior power and thermal simulation engineer to advance our lab's next-generation designs. You will implement and optimize trace-driven power and thermal simulation engines, integrate IP-level macromodels, and drive scalable, reproducible simulations across domains.

We value a strong C++ software-engineering background, experience with simulation frameworks, and expertise in time-indexed or event-driven architectures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher with extensive experience in power/thermal simulation.
• Experience building or extending simulation frameworks is required.
• Familiarity with discrete-event or time-stepped simulation architectures is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Implement and optimize trace-driven power and thermal simulation engines.
• Integrate IP-level power macromodels into system-level simulation.
• 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

C++

Simulation frameworks

Discrete-event simulation

Time-indexed simulation

Performance optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field

10+ years experience OR 8+ years with Masters or 5+ years with PhD in related field

Job description

Samsung Semiconductor in San Jose, CA is seeking a senior power and thermal simulation engineer to advance our lab's next-generation designs. You will implement and optimize trace-driven power and thermal simulation engines, integrate IP-level macromodels, and drive scalable, reproducible simulations across domains.

We value a strong C++ software-engineering background, experience with simulation frameworks, and expertise in time-indexed or event-driven architectures.