Senior Staff Software Engineer, Trace-Driven Simulator Development

Samsung Semiconductor

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San Jose, CA
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$189,000–$301,000 / yr
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TL;DR · Senior Staff Software Engineer, Trace-Driven Simulator Development

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As a Senior Staff Software Engineer on the Power & Thermal Lab team, you will develop and extend the trace-driven power/thermal simulation engine, integrating IP-level power macromodels into system-level simulations and managing time-indexed flows across power and thermal domains. Your daily tasks include optimizing simulation engines, generating transient power maps, performing hotspot analysis, and interfacing with reduced-order thermal models and CFD-calibrated solvers to ensure performance, scalability, and reproducibility. The ideal candidate has a strong background in C++ software engineering, experience building or extending simulation frameworks, and familiarity with discrete-event or time-stepped architectures. Preferred qualifications include expertise in time-indexed and event-driven simulations, numerical methods, reduced-order modeling, and data-pipeline integration.

Skills

C++ Simulation Frameworks Discrete-Event Simulation Time-Stepped Simulation Numerical Methods Reduced-Order Modeling Power Macromodels Thermal Solvers CI/CD

What you'll do

  • Implement and optimize trace-driven power and thermal simulation engines.
  • Integrate IP-level power macromodels into system-level simulations.
  • Manage time-indexed simulation flow across power and thermal domains.
  • Generate transient power maps and perform hotspot analysis.
  • Interface with reduced-order thermal models and CFD-calibrated solvers.

What we're looking for

  • Strong C++ software engineering background with 13+ years of experience.
  • Experience in building or extending simulation frameworks and integrating IP-level power macromodels.
  • Proficiency in managing time-indexed simulation flows across power and thermal domains.
  • Expertise in generating transient power maps and performing spatiotemporal hotspot analysis.
  • Familiarity with discrete-event or time-stepped simulation architectures and reduced-order modeling.

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