Power Systems Software Engineer – Battery Life Optimizer

MaC VC; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. is seeking a Power Systems Software Engineer to optimize power efficiency for next-generation Snapdragon platforms, spanning system-level hardware and software architectures, modeling, post-silicon analysis, and feature optimization.

The role requires strong embedded software experience, Linux kernel development, and deep knowledge of power management and DSP/DVFS techniques.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end power optimization by working across architecture, hardware, firmware, kernel, Android, and system software teams to develop deep expertise in power architectures, control loops, and advanced low-power techniques across use-cases and targets
• Define, prototype, and evaluate new power features early, leveraging pre-silicon platforms (emulation, models, trace-based studies) and carrying them through post-silicon bring-up, validation, and productization
• Own post-silicon power KPI execution (Day-of-Use (Battery Life), game and multimedia use-cases), including root-cause debug, power walks, correlation, and systematic optimization across HW/SW boundaries
• Perform software trade-off analysis using rapid prototyping, experiments, and trace-driven studies to assess alternative scheduler, DVFS, low-power mode, and system-level design choices under real workloads.
• Identify and deliver power optimization opportunities by tuning or developing firmware, Linux kernel, and system algorithms (e.g., scheduler, LPMs, bus/DDR scaling, SoC power state transitions) aligned with evolving hardware architectures.
• Contribute to and scale power debug, analysis, and automation infrastructure, including power telemetry, tooling, and AI-assisted workflows, to improve execution velocity, coverage, and quality across platforms and geographies.

Skills

Computer architecture

System design

Embedded software

Linux kernel

Low power design

Power management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Emulation

Trace analysis

Job description

Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. is seeking a Power Systems Software Engineer to optimize power efficiency for next-generation Snapdragon platforms, spanning system-level hardware and software architectures, modeling, post-silicon analysis, and feature optimization.

The role requires strong embedded software experience, Linux kernel development, and deep knowledge of power management and DSP/DVFS techniques.