Senior Director, Foundry Design Enablement

Samsung Semiconductor

Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
San Jose, CA
Salary
$246,000–$430,000 / yr
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This role $338k
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About Samsung Semiconductor

Samsung Semiconductor is the global semiconductor business unit of Samsung Electronics, designing and manufacturing memory chips, logic semiconductors, and foundry solutions for a broad range of applications.

Samsung Semiconductor currently has 54 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Director, Foundry Design Enablement

The Senior Director, Foundry Design Enablement will lead the technical enablement of Samsung’s process technology for customers, focusing on PDK usage and design methodology flows. This role involves supporting Std Cell and Memory Compiler offerings, ensuring smooth product creation from design spec definition to tape-out, and collaborating with EDA/IP vendors and internal teams for continuous PDK improvement. The ideal candidate has over 18 years of industry experience in physical design/verification and tapeout execution, with expertise in FinFet/GAA technologies and a deep understanding of PDK architecture. Familiarity with tools like Virtuoso, Calibre, HSPICE, and scripting languages such as Perl/Tcl is essential, along with strong communication skills for customer-facing interactions. This role requires daily presence at the San Jose headquarters and occasional travel.

What you'll do

  • Enable and support the use of Samsung’s PDK for process technology evaluation.
  • Guide customers to successful technology evaluation by delivering Samsung’s technology advantages.
  • Support product creation from design spec definition to tape out in design infrastructure enablement.
  • Work with EDA/IP vendors and internal teams to continuously improve PDKs.
  • Provide market and customer feedback on process technology and design infrastructure development.

What we're looking for

  • Over 7 years of experience in foundry design enablement, physical design/verification, and tapeout execution.
  • Deep understanding of PDK architecture including DFM with knowledge of FinFet/GAA technologies.
  • Strong EDA tool proficiency (Virtuoso/ICADV, Calibre, ICV, StarRC/QRC, HSPICE/Spectre) in Linux environment.
  • Experience with scripting languages like Perl/Tcl and text file processing tools such as awk/sed.
  • Excellent communication skills for customer interaction and global team collaboration.
  • Self-motivated project management abilities with a focus on closing action items efficiently.

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