Senior Software Engineer, Trace-Driven Simulator Development

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

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

• 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.

• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of experience, or Master's degree with 3+ years of experience.
• Strong C++ software‑engineering background.
• Experience building or extending simulation frameworks.
• Familiarity with discrete‑event or time‑stepped simulation architectures.
• Solid software‑design, debugging, and performance‑optimization skills.

• Experience with time‑indexed and event‑driven simulation.
• Knowledge of numerical methods or reduced‑order modeling.
• Exposure to data‑pipeline integration.

Base Pay Range: $138,000—$206,000 USD.

In addition to the usual Medical/Dental/Vision/401k, benefits include 4+ weeks of paid time off a year, holidays, sick leave, fertility care and adoption stipend, medical travel support, virtual vet care, on‑demand wellness apps, and free confidential therapy sessions.

Samsung Semiconductor takes pride in being an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to fostering an environment where all individuals feel valued and empowered to excel. All candidates are provided accommodations throughout the recruiting process.