Senior SoC Performance Architect

QUALCOMM, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego area seeks a systems engineer to focus on SoC performance analysis. You will collaborate across HW/SW teams, architects, and product planning to drive performance improvements for mobile, automotive, compute, and other SoC products.

The role involves leading performance studies, defining architectures with power and thermal considerations, and developing use cases (Gaming, AI). Strong communication and SystemC-based modeling are assets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
• 2+ years System Engineering or related work experience
• MS or PhD degree
• 2+ years Systems Engineering or related work experience
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Experience in Computer Architecture concepts (CPU/GPU/DSP) and SoC development for mobile
• Familiarity with ARM, Linux, multimedia/communication tech (audio/video codecs)

Responsibilities

• Engineer market-leading SoC products with best-in-class performance
• Lead and conduct performance and systems studies
• Define SOC architecture plans considering performance, power and thermal
• Collaborate with HW/SW teams to define multimedia, modem, compute and memory tech
• Define complex use cases and workloads (Gaming, AI) and infer system requirements
• Deploy simulators, profilers, or hardware to understand bottlenecks and justify changes
• Apply CPU/GPU/DSP concepts and communicate results to leads
• Invent and file patents on technical solutions

Skills

C/C++ programming

ARM

Linux familiarity

SystemC

Performance profiling

SoC architecture

HW/SW interaction

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS/IS or related field

MS or PhD degree

Tools

SystemC

Profiling tools

Full-system models

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego area seeks a systems engineer to focus on SoC performance analysis. You will collaborate across HW/SW teams, architects, and product planning to drive performance improvements for mobile, automotive, compute, and other SoC products.

The role involves leading performance studies, defining architectures with power and thermal considerations, and developing use cases (Gaming, AI). Strong communication and SystemC-based modeling are assets.