Senior Engineer, GPU Performance Architect (PPA)
Core
Analysis, verification, and optimization of end-to-end system performance for Samsung's premium mobile GPUs, guiding architectural decisions for efficiency and scalability.
Role type
Senior IC GPU Performance Architect
Builds
High-performance mobile GPUs (e.g., Xclipse with ray tracing) for Samsung Galaxy smartphones and automotive/custom markets
Domain
Semiconductor / GPU Architecture / High-Performance Computing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
GPU system-level architecture, performance analysis and verification, RTL debugging (System Verilog/Verilog), waveform-level debugging, C/C++ programming, Python programming, analytical problem-solving
Preferred skills
GPU prototyping, GPU profiling tools (RenderDoc, PIX, AMD RGP, Nvidia Nsight), knowledge of OpenGL/Vulkan/DX11/12, mobile platform experience
Technologies
Synopsys Verdi, C, C++, Python, System Verilog, Verilog, RenderDoc, PIX, AMD RGP, Nvidia Nsight, OpenGL, Vulkan, DX11, DX12
Responsibilities
Design and execute advanced performance modeling and analysis for GPU pipelines (shader-level, pipeline optimization, system-level characterization), build and refine models/tools to analyze latency/throughput/power, ensure design correctness via prototyping and model-to-RTL correlation, collaborate cross-functionally to integrate GPU into overall system, advance best practices and methodologies
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC