Senior Power Systems Software Engineer

QUALCOMM, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 177,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego is seeking a Power Systems Software Engineer on the Systems Software Power team to tackle complex power challenges and optimize efficiency for forthcoming Snapdragon platforms.

You will contribute across the full lifecycle from system‑level power architecture to post‑silicon validation, feature optimization, and deployment, collaborating with architecture, hardware, firmware, kernel, Android, and software teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• Master’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
• 2+ years of academic or work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Responsibilities

• Drive end‑to‑end power optimization by working across architecture, hardware, firmware, kernel, Android, and system software teams.
• Define, prototype, and evaluate new power features early, leveraging pre‑silicon platforms and post‑silicon bring‑up.
• Own post‑silicon power KPI execution, including root‑cause debug and systematic optimization across HW/SW.
• Perform software trade‑off analysis to assess scheduler, DVFS, and low‑power design decisions under real workloads.
• Identify and deliver power optimization opportunities by tuning firmware, Linux kernel, and system algorithms.
• Contribute to power debug, analysis, and automation infrastructure across platforms and geographies.

Skills

C/C++/Java/Python

Embedded software development

Linux kernel development

Computer architecture

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS

Master's degree in Engineering/IS/CS

PhD in Engineering/IS/CS

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego is seeking a Power Systems Software Engineer on the Systems Software Power team to tackle complex power challenges and optimize efficiency for forthcoming Snapdragon platforms.

You will contribute across the full lifecycle from system‑level power architecture to post‑silicon validation, feature optimization, and deployment, collaborating with architecture, hardware, firmware, kernel, Android, and software teams.