Lead SoC Performance Architect

QUALCOMM, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 273,000 - 409,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. seeks a SoC Performance Architect to create performance and power models for fabric NoC, DRAM controllers and IO blocks for server-class SoCs, correlating models against RTL behavior and prototyping ideas for productizing perf/power features.

The role involves RTL verification planning, developing robust models, and collaborating with RTL and architecture teams to drive design improvements toward silicon success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, CS, or related field with 8+ years of Systems Engineering or related work.
• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, CS, or related field with 7+ years of experience.
• PhD in Electrical Engineering, CS, or related field with 6+ years of experience.
• 2+ years of experience in one or more system architecture technology areas and products.

Responsibilities

• Conduct RTL performance verification with test plans and checkers.
• Develop SoC performance/power models for NoCs, caches, memory/IO controllers.
• Verify model correctness with unit tests and debugging mismatches.
• Prototype and characterize performance/power improvements.
• Collaborate with architects and RTL to productize improvements.

Skills

SoC performance/power modeling

Computer architecture fundamentals

C++

Python/Perl

Performance analysis and debugging

Troubleshoot performance problems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Python

Perl

Job description

Company

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > SoC Architecture

General Summary

As a SoC Performance Architect, you will create performance and power models for the fabric NoC / DRAM controller / IO blocks for server-class SoCs, correlate models against RTL behavior, prototype ideas and help productize performance/power features for future SoC designs.

Required skills

• 8+ years of experience in SoC performance/power modeling
• Strong grasp of the computer architecture fundamentals especially in the areas of interconnects, traffic QoS, distributed caches, coherency flows, DRAM controller and IO (PCIe) flows
• Proficient in C++ and Perl / Python
• Exposure to performance analysis and debug
• Ability to independently identify, troubleshoot and solve performance problems

Preferred qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in CPU / SoC performance/power modeling, Performance Validation
• Proficient in IP/SoC level performance validation between RTL and performance models,
• Expertise in analyzing and debugging performance shortfalls in RTL environment
• Exposure to testing and debugging performance issues post-silicon environments
• Demonstrable experience in productizing features that improve performance/power characteristics of a design

Role and Responsibilities

• Conduct RTL performance verification. This will involve creation of verification plans and directed tests / checkers
• Develop a SoC performance/power model for blocks such as interconnect NoCs, distributed system caches, memory controllers, IO controllers
• Verify model correctness by writing unit-tests and debugging mismatches against expectations
• Identify ideas for improving the SoC’s performance/power characteristics. Prototype idea in the performance/power model and thoroughly characterize it
• Work with architects and RTL developers to productize the improvements identified through detailed studies

Note: This position is open to Santa Clara, San Diego and Austin. The compensation will be adjusted as per the location.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 7+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
• 2+ years of experience in one or more system architecture technology areas and products (e.g., Power System, Shared Resource Management, Limits/Thermal Management, Hardware Islands).

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits

$272,900.00 - $409,300.00

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