Staff Engineer, Pre-Silicon Emulation

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What You’ll Do

The Advanced Controller Development (ACD) is part of Samsung’s Memory Business Unit, the industry's technology and volume leader in DRAM, NAND Flash.  ACD’s vision is to solve key problems of Cloud & Data center by developing the new technology for memory and storage. We are an integral part of Samsung’s strong R&D focus & lab innovation engine. We work closely with development teams to bring feature innovation to product roadmaps.

As Staff Emulation Engineer you will be responsible for involve working on Emulator platforms for Advanced Memory controllers to improve capabilities and debug issues. Responsibilities include bringing up the emulation platform for ACD projects and developing monitors and checkers for the emulation platform. The role includes debugging emulation performance and area issues, also developing and maintaining the emulation environment.

Location: Full Time onsite in our San Jose Headquarters 5 days a week

Reports to: Principal SoC Design Engineer

Req: 42544

• Enable digital design teams to meet targets by closely supporting and troubleshooting Emulation flow usage
• Technical knowledge and proficiency working with at least one industry-standard HW emulator platform: Palladium, Zebu, Veloce
• Own and maintain emulation infrastructure
• Be able to understand System Verilog RTL design and test environment to port over to Emulation platform.
• Own and maintain chip level emulation models for validating different subsystems
• Work with vendors on hardware and tool issues on a need basis
• Enhance emulation methodology for robustness, test throughput, portability and debuggability
• Work cross functional with simulation, firmware and software test team to validate the chip pre-silicon. Support SW test bring up and debug on hardware emulator, collaborate with hardware design team to triage and fix design issues.
• Leverage understanding of simulation-based design verification flows to help emulation test-planning and execution
• Work cross functional with simulation, firmware and software test team to repro failures seen in real silicon on the emulation
• Be able to independently troubleshoot digital tool flow usage and deploy solutions
• Fluent in scripting languages such as TCL, Python, etc. and able to build scalable and efficient flows to support parallel design developments
• The ability to manage Linux environments is also required.
• Ability to work with internal and external tool developers to implement enhancements to support a highly efficient workflow

What You Bring

• Bachelors in Electrical, Computer Science or related with 10+ years of experience or Masters in Electrical, Computer Science or related Science with 8+ years of Industry Experience or PhD in Electrical, Computer Science or related Science with 5+ years of Industry Experience Preferred.
• Emulation experience on any of the emulation platforms: Palladium, Zebu or Veloce.
• Experience with emulation compile flow, wave dump & triggers, waveform debug, running tests
• Experience writing scripts in Perl or Python
• Exposure to Makefile or other build flows
• Experience with waveform debug tools such as Verdi/SimVision
• Good understanding of Verilog and SystemVerilog RTL design.
• Exposure to synthesizable SystemVerilog/Verilog code and SVAs
• Strong communication skills and a team player
• Strong scripting and automation skills using Tcl/Perl/Python
• Experience implementing digital logic designs in emulation methods
• Experience in ASIC design flow
• Experience in memory controller and related IP level and/or SOC level verification is a pulse
• Must be highly motivated with excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Track record of innovation and creativity in problem solving
• Ability to meet aggressive project deadlines in a team environment
• Ability to work successfully with cross-functional teams, including coordinating across organizational boundaries and geographies
• You’re inclusive, adapting your style to the situation and diverse global norms of our people.
• An avid learner, you approach challenges with curiosity and resilience, seeking data to help build understanding.
• You’re collaborative, building relationships, humbly offering support and openly welcoming approaches.
• Innovative and creative, you proactively explore new ideas and adapt quickly to change.

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