Principal CPU Power Modeling Engineer — Power Strategy

Qualcomm; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 212,000 - 318,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in California seeks a Principal CPU Power Modeling Engineer to define strategy and drive power modeling across Mobile, Compute, and XR/VR segments.

You will lead benchmark‑driven, workload‑based models and influence architecture trade‑offs, collaborating with software and product teams to model real‑world scenarios. Expect mentorship and pre‑ to post‑silicon power correlation focus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or higher in Electrical/Computer Engineering, CS, or related field with 8+ years of relevant work experience.
• Master’s degree with 7+ years of relevant work experience; PhD with 6+ years also acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead CPU power modeling strategy across business units.
• Develop benchmark-driven and workload-based power models.
• Collaborate with software and product teams to define workloads.
• Analyze power across real-world scenarios and provide optimization insights.
• Generate power-performance trade-off curves.
• Drive collaboration with architecture and performance teams.
• Lead pre- to post-silicon power correlation efforts.
• Mentor engineers and improve modeling infrastructure.

Skills

CPU power modeling

CPU microarchitecture understanding

Benchmark analysis

Education

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Python

TCL

Perl

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in California seeks a Principal CPU Power Modeling Engineer to define strategy and drive power modeling across Mobile, Compute, and XR/VR segments.

You will lead benchmark‑driven, workload‑based models and influence architecture trade‑offs, collaborating with software and product teams to model real‑world scenarios. Expect mentorship and pre‑ to post‑silicon power correlation focus.