Senior Post-Silicon CPU Power & Performance Engineer

Nutanix

Cork

On-site

EUR 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Qualcomm in Cork, Ireland, seeks a CPU Post-Silicon Power and Performance Engineer to validate, characterize, and optimize next-generation CPU technologies on complex SoCs. You will develop validation methodologies, analyze silicon data, and collaborate with architecture, design, firmware, and software teams.

The role requires 4+ years in ASIC validation or related work, strong knowledge of CPU microarchitecture, and hands-on lab instrumentation experience.

Qualifications

4+ years in ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
Strong understanding of modern CPU microarchitecture and memory hierarchies.
Experience with post-silicon validation and data-driven engineering.

Responsibilities

Define and execute end-to-end power, performance, and characterization plans for CPU/SoC subsystems.
Develop measurement methodologies and experiments across workloads and conditions.
Analyze silicon behavior and validate results with cross-team collaboration.
Drive improvements in validation methodologies and tooling.

Skills

Post-silicon validation

CPU characterization

Power analysis

Data analysis

Python

C/C++

Lab instrumentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science/Engineering or related field

Master's degree in Science/Engineering or related field

PhD in Science/Engineering or related field

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

DAQs

Power supplies

Job description

The role requires 4+ years in ASIC validation or related work, strong knowledge of CPU microarchitecture, and hands-on lab instrumentation experience.

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