System Power & Performance Architecture Sr Engineer
Qualcomm · Posted Oct 12
Semiconductor, 5G wireless technology, mobile platform, and AI computing solutions
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About the role
The role sits within Qualcomm India's Engineering Group / Systems Engineering organization, working on System Power & Performance Architecture for SoCs used in Mobile, Compute, IoT, Automotive, and Consumer Electronics domains. The work covers SoC power and performance validation, workload behavior, rail-level power measurement, low-power modes, and post-silicon debugging. The engineer will collect and analyze power and performance data using lab equipment and profiling tools, and feed findings back to Qualcomm SoC Architecture, Competitive Analysis, and Product Positioning teams.
What you will do
- Design, build, and maintain systems that power Qualcomm's semiconductors platform
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ship high-impact features
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Bachelor's/Master's degree in engineering, Electronics & Communication, Computer Science, or related field
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience. OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Systems Engineering or related work experience. OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
Preferred qualifications
- 3-6 years of experience in System Power & Performance Validation/Analysis in Mobile, Compute, IoT, Automotive, or Consumer Electronics domains.
- Good understanding of SoC Power & Performance concepts, workload behavior, and performance-per-watt analysis.
- Hands-on experience analyzing CPU, GPU, AI/ML, and system-level workloads using industry-standard benchmarks and profiling tools.
- Familiarity with SoC power states, low-power modes, sleep/idle states, DVFS, thermal management, and power management features.
- Experience measuring and analyzing CPU, memory, Infra and platform power consumption on a rail-by-rail basis.
- Hands-on experience with power measurement and lab equipment such as NI DAQ, oscilloscopes, DMMs, current probes, and bench power supplies.
- Basic understanding of PMICs, power rails, BUCK/LDO regulators, power delivery networks (PDN), and battery-powered systems.
- Experience with power KPI collection, use-case power measurements, standby/idle power analysis, and low-power validation.
- Exposure to post-silicon validation, board bring-up, debugging, and root-cause analysis.
- Familiarity with JTAG, CPU profilers, ARM Developer Studio, or equivalent debug and profiling tools.
- Understanding of ARM-based processor architecture, memory hierarchy, cache concepts, and system performance bottlenecks.
- Working knowledge of Linux/Android environments, ADB, shell scripting, and Python-based automation.
- Analyze the data and recommend changes to SOC Architecture & Competitive Analysis & Product Positioning
- Experience collecting and analyzing logs, traces, and performance data to identify power and performance issues.
- Good analytical, debugging, communication, and presentation skills with the ability to work independently and collaborate effectively across teams.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Qualcomm
Qualcomm is a global leader in the development and commercialization of foundational technologies for the wireless industry, including mobile processors, 5G, and on-device artificial intelligence. The company designs and markets digital communications products, semiconductor solutions, and system software used globally across smartphones, automotive solutions, IoT devices, and computing systems. Through extensive R&D and intellectual property licensing, Qualcomm powers a highly interconnected and smarter world.
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Company size
- 50000+ employees
- Founded
- 1985
- Location
- San Diego, California, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $53M raised
- 2018-11-01Grant
Leadership
President and Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
James H. Thompson
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Marketing Officer
Ann Chaplin
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
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