Senior Director, Architecture Research Lab

Responsibilities

• Lead cutting-edge research on next-generation AI system architectures and end-to-end co-design of AI workloads.
• Define system-level architectures to solve memory-capacity, bandwidth, and interconnect challenges for large AI workloads.
• Build and maintain analytical and event-driven simulation frameworks for compute-memory-network performance at rack scale.
• Architect high-performance, out-of-order RISC-V CPU cores to serve as host processors for AI computing systems.
• Lead a multidisciplinary research team, set technical roadmaps, and ensure delivery of high-impact publications.
• Present architectural insights and strategic recommendations to senior leadership and external partners.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• 10+ years in system-level architecture research or large-scale computing platform design
• Expertise in performance modeling, event-driven simulation, and quantitative analysis
• Deep knowledge of modern CPU/accelerator architectures (RISC-V, ARM, x86)
• Proficiency with Python and C++
• Experience with transaction-level modeling (TLM) and PPA trade-off analysis

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven track record of publishing high-impact research papers
• Experience influencing product roadmaps through architectural recommendations
• Strong collaborative history with cross-functional hardware and software teams

About the Company

Samsung Semiconductor provides technology solutions that power everyday tools, including smartphones, electric vehicles, hyperscale data centers, and IoT devices.