Principal Engineer, System

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Samsung’s San Jose Location Group in the U.S. was established in October 2012 to develop industry‑leading location technology IP for mobile and wearable applications. The group develops premium‑tier products and drives the technology for next‑generation products. The team is responsible for all aspects of building products from concept (algorithm design) to productization – i.e., architecture definition, silicon design, algorithm and software development, platform integration, performance optimization, test and commercialization.

The Location Group is an integral part of the broader SoC organization responsible for the Exynos line of SoC products that cover all IPs including Application Processor, Communication Processor, Connectivity, GPU, NPU, etc., and hence enables us to develop highly integrated products and optimise our solution to be the best in class.

Systems team within the Location group is looking for an experienced Systems algorithm engineer at the level of Senior Staff/Principal Engineer. The candidate will work as part of the Location team responsible for system/algorithm design, modelling/implementation, and product performance optimization of cutting‑edge location IP that powers some of the top brands in mobile and wearable markets.

Location:

Working onsite at our San Jose, CA headquarters five days a week.

• Develop key location technologies using GNSS signals such as GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, Beidou, etc.
• Design advanced signal processing algorithms, front‑end, and baseband architectures for location receivers.
• Develop/manage simulation models for advanced algorithms and bit‑accurate receiver design
• Work with large receiver end‑to‑end simulation models to demonstrate/benchmark system performance, verify functional behaviour, and validate hardware design.
• Develop, implement and optimise C/C++ code for the Motion Sensor and/or Positioning algorithms within our embedded software solution. Algorithm development may include areas such as pedestrian navigation, Dead Reckoning (DR), vehicular navigation, sports activity optimisation using GNSS and various motion sensors under challenging environments and scenarios necessary to enhance product performance KPIs.
• Develop prototypes and proof‑of‑concept models to generate new candidate enhancement ideas and demonstrate their efficacy.
• Collaborate closely with SW/FW engineers in the implementation and validation of algorithms and optimisation for achieving target performance metrics.
• Design test campaigns and characterise and optimise chip performance through lab and field tests.
• Perform detailed data analysis of product logs for performance characterisation and issue resolution efforts.
• Participate in fundamental research and development activities and IP creation to develop the world’s best location technology in target markets.
• Collaborate effectively with teams within and outside the organisation for realising the best product outcomes.
• Prepare and present detailed technical reports on algorithms, software and test results.
• Travel internationally and/or domestically to support product optimisation for customers and to collaborate with team members in other geographies.

• Bachelors with 20+ years of relevant industry experience, or Master with 18+ years or Ph.D. with 15+ years in Electrical Engineering, Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or…