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# Senior Staff Software Engineer, Simulator Development

- **Company:** Samsung
- **Location:** San Jose, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $189,000 - $301,000
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Software Debugging, Internet Protocol, Performance Tuning, Software Engineering, Computer Network Operations, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** October 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/senior-staff-software-engineer-simulator-development-san-jose-ca--09ba66d6-2584-45e0-8e45-37d801384dbd

## About the Role

Software Engineering, Software Simulation, Network Operations Center, Smartphones, Internet of Things, Simulation, Research & Development (R&D), IP (Internet Protocol), Analysis Skills, Power Generation, * Bachelors degree 15+ years of experience or Masters degree 13+ years of experience.

 * Strong C++ software-engineering background.
 * Experience building or extending simulation frameworks.
 * Familiarity with discrete-event or time-stepped simulation architectures.
 * Solid software-design, debugging, and performance-optimization skills., * Experience with time-indexed and event-driven simulation.
 * Knowledge of numerical methods or reduced-order modeling.
 * Exposure to data-pipeline integration.

## Description

Location: Daily onsite presence at our San Jose, CA office in alignment with our Flexible Work policy

Reports to: SVP, R&D (Power & Thermal Lab)

What You'll Do

 * Implement and optimize trace-driven power and thermal simulation engines.
 * Integrate IP-level power macromodels into system-level simulation.
 * Manage a time-indexed simulation flow across power and thermal domains.
 * Generate transient power maps and perform spatiotemporal hotspot analysis.
 * Interface with reduced-order thermal models and CFD-calibrated solvers.
 * Ensure simulation performance, scalability, and reproducibility., At Samsung Semiconductor, we use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in the recruitment process to enhance efficiency. However, AI is used as a support tool, not a final decision-maker. All hiring decisions are made by our human recruiting team and hiring managers to ensure every candidate is evaluated fairly and holistically.