2025 Fall Intern, CPU Performance Architect
2025 Fall Intern, CPU Performance Architect
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$ 44 - 63
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Lab Summary:The Samsung Research America SOC Architecture Lab provides innovative SoC architecture bus / memory subsystem multimedia subsystems and key IP blocks for future Samsung Galaxy products (Smartphones tablets and future devices). We are defining the high performance SoC architecture development for various Galaxy device lineups. This lab collaborates with Samsungs strategic SoC partners Samsung MX headquarter team and key R&D teams around the globe to innovate and reinvent technology that will positively impact millions of people around the world via the Galaxy flagship products.
Position Summary: We are seeking a highly motivated intern to join our CPU Architecture team in Fall 2025. As an intern you will have the opportunity to work alongside experienced engineers to contribute to the design development and modeling cutting edge CPU microarchitectures and its subsystem. You will assist in the design and implementation of key components of modern processors including pipeline stages memory hierarchy and communication protocols gaining hands-on experience in cutting-edge CPU technologies.
Position Responsibilities:
- Assist in the design and development of CPU microarchitecture components such as pipelines execution units and caches
- Perform performance modeling and analysis of hardware features applications benchmarks and uses cases
- Collaborate with senior engineers on micro-architectural modeling and analysis to improve performance power and area efficiency
- Participate in architecture definition discussions and assist in performance analysis using simulators and tools
- Debug and resolve design issues using simulation and hardware emulation environments
- Document design work test plans and test cases as part of the project deliverables
- Leverage Industry standard tools and/or create in house tools to speed up performance evaluation and analysis
- Complete other responsibilities as assigned
Required Skills:
- Currently pursuing a Masters or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering or related fields
- Strong understanding of CPU architectures instruction sets (such as x86 ARM RISC-V) and microarchitecture design principles (out-of-order execution multi-level caches branch prediction data prefetching etc.)
- Experience in microarchitecture modeling simulation and performance evaluation
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced collaborative environment
- Coursework or experience in computer architecture compilers microprocessor design parallel programming digital logic design etc.
- Proficient in C/C and Python programming languages
- Experience creating or integrating simulation models of multi-core SoC subsystems at different levels of abstraction (e.g. cycle-accurate and TLM)
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
