Power Systems Software Engineer - SoC Power Optimization

QUALCOMM, Inc.; 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 across Snapdragon platforms. You will work with architecture, hardware, firmware, kernel, Android, and system software teams to develop deep expertise in power architectures and low-power techniques.

The role covers pre-silicon modelling, post-silicon bring-up, and KPI-driven power optimization across use-cases, with opportunities to contribute to automation and power telemetry infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
• Proven embedded software development experience.
• Strong understanding of computer architecture and OS fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end power optimization across architecture, hardware, firmware, kernel, and system software teams.
• Prototype and evaluate new power features using pre-silicon platforms and post-silicon bring-up.
• Own post-silicon power KPI execution including root-cause debugging and optimization across HW/SW.

Skills

Computer architecture

Embedded software

Linux kernel

Low-power design

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. is seeking a Power Systems Software Engineer to optimize power across Snapdragon platforms. You will work with architecture, hardware, firmware, kernel, Android, and system software teams to develop deep expertise in power architectures and low-power techniques.

The role covers pre-silicon modelling, post-silicon bring-up, and KPI-driven power optimization across use-cases, with opportunities to contribute to automation and power telemetry infrastructure.