Senior Software Engineer, Simulator Development

About the role

Please Note:

To provide the best candidate experience amidst our high application volumes, each candidate is limited to 10 applications across all open jobs within a 6-month period.

Advancing the World’s Technology Together

Our technology solutions power the tools you use every day--including smartphones, electric vehicles, hyperscale data centers, IoT devices, and so much more. Here, you’ll have an opportunity to be part of a global leader whose innovative designs are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible and powering the future.

We believe innovation and growth are driven by an inclusive culture and a diverse workforce. We’re dedicated to empowering people to be their true selves. Together, we’re building a better tomorrow for our employees, customers, partners, and communities.

Please Note:

To provide the best candidate experience amidst our high application volumes, each candidate is limited to 10 applications across all open jobs within a 6-month period.

Advancing the World’s Technology Together

Our technology solutions power the tools you use every day--including smartphones, electric vehicles, hyperscale data centers, IoT devices, and so much more. Here, you’ll have an opportunity to be part of a global leader whose innovative designs are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible and powering the future.

We believe innovation and growth are driven by an inclusive culture and a diverse workforce. We’re dedicated to empowering people to be their true selves. Together, we’re building a better tomorrow for our employees, customers, partners, and communities.

The engineer develops and extends the trace‑driven power/thermal simulation engine, integrating power macromodels, workload traces, and thermal solvers into a coherent, scalable simulation flow.

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.

What You Bring

- Bachelors degree 5+ years of experience or Masters degree 3+ years of experience or PhD Degree 0+ 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.