Next-Gen CPU Performance Research Engineer

MaC VC; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 176,000 - 263,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. seeks a CPU Performance Research Engineer to drive innovation in CPU performance, efficiency, and scalability, from modeling to post-silicon verification.

You will design high-performance, low-power CPUs and explore disruptive microarchitectures with forward-looking research. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, perform exploratory studies, analyze workloads, and prototype features in performance models, while assessing implementation costs with RTL and

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Computer Architecture with 4+ years of practical experience.
• Proficiency in CPU architecture areas: fetch, decode, branch prediction, renaming, execute units, SIMD, load/store, MMU, caches, retire, etc.
• Knowledge of OS internals and compiler technology is a plus.
• Experience in a performance modeling environment.
• Proficient in C and C++ and scripting languages such as Perl or Python.
• Ability to problem solve and prove ideas, with knowledge of common performance benchmarks and workloads.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with CPU Performance Architecture and RTL teams to identify opportunities for product improvement.
• Perform self-guided exploratory studies to evaluate new CPU performance ideas and microarchitectures.
• Analyze workloads to identify performance bottlenecks and opportunities.
• Prototype features in CPU architectural performance model.
• Work with RTL and design teams to assess implementation cost for new features.
• Collaborate with performance team to maintain and improve the simulation environment.

Skills

CPU architecture

Performance modeling

C/C++ programming

Scripting languages

Benchmarks/workloads

Problem solving

Education

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

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

PhD in related field

Tools

C

C++

Python

Perl

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. seeks a CPU Performance Research Engineer to drive innovation in CPU performance, efficiency, and scalability, from modeling to post-silicon verification.

You will design high-performance, low-power CPUs and explore disruptive microarchitectures with forward-looking research. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, perform exploratory studies, analyze workloads, and prototype features in performance models, while assessing implementation costs with RTL and