Senior CPU Performance Verification Engineer

Qualcomm; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego, CA leads innovative CPU design efforts for multi-core CPUs.

You will plan, verify, and implement architecture decisions that deliver high performance and low power, interfacing with RTL, performance, and architecture teams to optimize workloads through simulations. Applicants should hold a Master’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field and demonstrate strong collaboration, design review participation, and problem-solving across

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field.
• Experience in CPU architecture, micro-architecture and performance optimization.
• Strong collaboration with RTL and performance teams to validate designs.

Responsibilities

• Plan, verify, and implement multi-core CPU design efforts with high impact.
• Collaborate with CPU Performance Architecture and RTL teams to identify optimization opportunities.
• Analyze workloads to identify bottlenecks and run performance simulations of design alternatives.
• Work with RTL and design teams to assess implementation costs for new features.
• Participate in design reviews and project meetings.

Skills

CPU design

Performance analysis

Simulation studies

RTL collaboration

Education

Master's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field

Tools

RTL design tools

Performance simulation tools

Job description

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > CPU Engineering

General Summary:

This individual independently plans, performs the moderately-defined responsibility for the overseeing of innovative CPU design efforts that have a critical impact on industries across the world. Interfaces with all disciplines to design, verify, and implement multi-core Computer Processing Unit (CPU) operations for QCT. Applies CPU architectural, micro-architecture, and physical design concepts to deliver high performance and low power CPUs. Evaluates all aspects of the design process from concept to productization that meet customer and industry standards. Collaborate with CPU Performance Architecture and RTL team members to identify opportunities for product improvement. Analyze workloads to identify performance bottlenecks and opportunities. Perform self-guided performance simulation studies of design alternatives. Work with RTL and design team to assess implementation cost for new features. Collaborate with performance team to maintain and improve the simulation environment for increased productivity. Acts as a strong contributor at design reviews and project meetings.

Will accept a Master's Degree (or foreign academic equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related degree field.

Pay Range: $150,030.00 - $183,700.00/year

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