Senior RTL Power Engineer - CPU Performance & Efficiency

Qualcomm; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 148,000 - 223,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in Austin seeks a CPU RTL Power Engineer to model and optimize power for high-performance CPU designs. You will own RTL power estimation and work with architecture, RTL, verification and physical design teams to meet targets.

Requirements include Verilog/VHDL, low-power techniques, and PowerArtist/PTPX; scripting in Python or Perl; and a related degree with 3–8 years of experience. Qualcomm offers a strong pay range, RSUs, and benefits.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 3 - 8 years of CPU RTL power modeling and estimation experience.
• Deep understanding of CPU or ASIC low power design including active and Idle power optimization, RTL clock gating techniques, CPU power modeling and analysis for power/performance tradeoffs and battery life projections.
• Working knowledge of Verilog and/or VHDL with hands-on experience in low-power simulation tools such as PowerArtist and PTPX.

Responsibilities

• Estimate/analyze RTL power for CPU modules (using PowerArtist or equivalent tool) and optimize power at various stages of the design to meet targets working with architecture, RTL, verification and physical design teams.
• Create comprehensive CPU power models, identify early power targets and achieve correlation with physical design, and analyze power/performance/area tradeoffs.
• Build scripts (using Python/Perl) to automate power estimation/analysis flow and create algorithms to analyze complex HW throttling mechanisms to achieve peak CPU performance within EDP, TDP and peak current limits.

Skills

Power modeling

RTL design knowledge

Scripting (Perl/Python)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Verilog

VHDL

PowerArtist

PTPX

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in Austin seeks a CPU RTL Power Engineer to model and optimize power for high-performance CPU designs. You will own RTL power estimation and work with architecture, RTL, verification and physical design teams to meet targets.

Requirements include Verilog/VHDL, low-power techniques, and PowerArtist/PTPX; scripting in Python or Perl; and a related degree with 3–8 years of experience. Qualcomm offers a strong pay range, RSUs, and benefits.