2025 Summer Intern AI Algorithm NPU Simulation
2025 Summer Intern AI Algorithm NPU Simulation
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Lab Summary: The Samsung SoC Architecture Lab explores innovative SoC architecture key IP blocks (CPU GPU NPU) bus / memory subsystem and multimedia subsystems for future Samsung Galaxy products (Smartphones IoT and future devices) echoing Samsungs AI for All strategy. We are defining the high performance SoC architecture development for various Galaxy device lineups. This lab collaborates with Samsung MX headquarter team key R&D teams around the globe and Samsungs strategic SoC partners to innovate and reinvent technology that will positively impact hundredmillions of people around the world via the Galaxy flagship products.
Position Summary: We are looking for interns to help build programmable neural processing unit (NPU) simulator and AI algorithm (camera image and video enhancement AI algorithms Generative AI algorithms LLM/LVM/LMM up to Deepseek V3/R1 simulation on NPU for next generation mobile products. Software prototyping and simulation experience with focus on AI algorithms and/or NPU SW/HW is required for this position.
Position Responsibilities:
- Work with team members to build NPU simulator which mimics the behavior of NPU hardware within a mobile SoC (System on a Chip) at cycleaccurate or bitaccurate level
- Work with the algorithm team to cover the use cases including camera video diffusion LLM LVM applications
- Analyze AI algorithms and create neural network operators to NPU simulator
- AI algorithm quantization to reduce model size while maintaining model accuracy
- Create scheduling mechanism (compiler) to distribute AI model tasks to NPU hardware or simulator
- Simulate AI algorithms on NPU hardware or simulator and identify the bottlenecks of hardware such as memory bound or compute bound and make optimal hardware proposal to mitigate the bottlenecks
- Communicate the results across related engineering audiences (SW HW Architecture Leadership)
Required Skills:
- Pursuing MS/PhD degree in Computer Science Electrical/Computer Engineering or related discipline
- Proficient in C/C Python and MATLAB programming languages
- Handson experience with Github PyTorch TensorFlow Visual Studio ONNX libraries
- Indepth understanding of camera enhancement algorithms computational photography CNN transformer diffusion LLM/LVM AI model quantization
- NPU hardware micro architecture onchip memory DMA memory compression SIMD
- Extensive experience on implementing prototype code
- Strong grasp of memory and computation requirements and image quality expectations of stateoftheart algorithms
- Experience on identifying image/video quality metrics
- Effective verbal and written communication skills to work with people across a wide range of disciplines and experience
Hourly Pay Rate Range
$44 $63 USD
Additional Information
Disclosure of Trade Secrets
Samsung has a strict policy on trade secrets. In applying to Samsung and progressing through the recruitment process you must not disclose any trade secrets of a current or previous employer.
Essential Job Functions
This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk communicate in person and by telephone and frequently operate standard office equipment such as telephones and computers.
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Required Experience:
Intern
Employment Type
Intern
