System Power & Performance Architecture Engineer/ Sr Engineer

Qualcomm; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm India Private Limited invites engineers with 3-6 years of experience in power and performance validation to join our Systems Engineering team in Bengaluru. You will analyze CPU/GPU/AI workloads, measure power across rails, and work with Linux/Android environments.

The role involves lab-based power measurements, profiling, and collaboration with SOC Architecture to optimize performance and efficiency.

Qualifications

• 3-6 years of experience in System Power & Performance Validation/Analysis in relevant domains.
• Strong understanding of SoC Power & Performance concepts and workload behavior.
• Hands-on experience with CPU/GPU/AI workloads and profiling tools.
• Familiarity with SoC power states, DVFS, and power management features.
• Experience with power measurement lab equipment (NI DAQ, oscilloscopes, probes).

Responsibilities

• Analyze power and performance data to identify issues and root causes.
• Support post-silicon validation, board bring-up, and debugging efforts.
• Provide feedback to SOC Architecture and product positioning teams.
• Automate data collection and analysis with Python-based scripts.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across the lab environment.

Skills

Power & perf validation

System power analysis

Linux/Android

Python automation

JTAG & profiling tools

ARM architecture

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Engineering

Electronics & Communication

CS or related field

Tools

ARM Developer Studio

NI DAQ

Oscilloscopes

DMMs

Bench power supplies

Job description

Company:

Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Systems Engineering

General Summary:

Preferred Qualifications: Areas of Expertise (The More, The Better)

• 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.

JD Summary: Ideal candidates should possess hands-on experience in power and performance validation, workload analysis, power measurements, and system-level debugging. Exposure to CPU/GPU/AI workloads, Linux/Android environments, rail-level power analysis, automation using Python, and post-silicon validation is highly desirable. Candidates should be comfortable working in a lab environment, analyzing performance data, debugging issues, and feedback to Qualcomm SOC Architecture.

Years of experience: 3-6 years Power Architecture or related work experience

Location: Bangalore

Educational Requirements

Bachelor's/Master's degree in engineering, Electronics & Communication, Computer Science, or related field

Individuals who possess skills/experience in one or more of the following are requested to apply:

• 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.

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