Principal Engineer, SoC NPU Architect

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 hundred-millions of people around the world via the Galaxy flagship products.

Position Summary:

We are looking for a NPU Architect for next generation SOCs. This is a highly visible hands-on role leading individual and team contributions to NPU sub-system architecture interface performance and power tradeoffs. Responsible for anywhere from early-stage architectural exploration research work focusing on machine learning defining new features performance modeling Hardware-Software co optimization.

Position Responsibilities:

• Propose innovative NPU Architectural and micro-architectural features to boost PPA (Performance Power and Area) on various targeted workloads in next generation SOCs
• Perform high-level performance modeling/simulation and analysis of NPU features applications benchmarks and complex uses case
• Develop cycle accurate and analytical NPU performance model and correlate with Silicon
• Deliver architecture/microarchitecture proposals and specifications to the design team and articulate them effectively across audiences ranging from hardware & software engineers to architecture community peers and to technology leadership
• Analyzing benchmarks application workloads and performance simulation results for architecture and microarchitecture optimizations
• Map AI use cases to NPU.
• Optimize and co-design of SW and HW to develop new architectures for low power and high performance
• Collaborate across teams to bring architecture proposals to fruition across the SOC Driver OS and System through detailed documentation

Required Skills:

• Bachelors Masters or PhD degree in Electrical Computer Science related Science or equivalent combination of education training and experience
• 16 years of experience in NPU architecture & development
• Hands on experience in developing cycle accurate performance and functional models
• Good knowledge and hands on experience in in CNN and LLM models
• Proficient programming skills in Python System C and/or C
• Experience in ML frameworks (TensorFlow PyTorch ONNX)
• Experience in micro architecture of SoC interface subsystems logic modules
• Self-motivated problem-solver with an ability to work well in a team

Special Attributes:

• Experience in performance/power modeling using Platform Architect
• Experience in mapping AI use cases to IPs
• Experience with hardware memory managements units prefetching or memory subsystems
• Experience with multi-core systems and memory coherency
• Experience in ML model optimization on GPU Architecture
• Highly motivated with good verbal and written communication skills

Additional Information

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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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