SoC Performance Architect

Qualcomm; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 242,000 - 364,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a SoC Performance Architect to join their innovative team. This role involves developing high-performance, energy-efficient server solutions, creating performance and power models for server-class SoCs, and collaborating with architects to enhance design characteristics. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in computer architecture and experience in performance modeling. Join a forward-thinking company that values teamwork and creativity, offering a competitive compensation package and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Annual discretionary bonus program

RSU grants

Competitive benefits package

Qualifications

• MS in Computer Science/Engineering with 3 years in SoC performance modeling.
• Strong grasp of computer architecture fundamentals and debugging.

Responsibilities

• Develop SoC performance/power models for various blocks.
• Verify model correctness and identify improvement ideas.
• Collaborate with architects to productize improvements.

Skills

C++

Python

Perl

SoC performance modeling

Debugging

Computer architecture fundamentals

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

PhD in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > SoC Architecture

General Summary:

Qualcomm Data Center team is developing High performance, Energy efficient server solution for data center applications. We are looking for highly talented, innovative, teamwork-oriented individuals for our cutting-edge technology work!

As a SoC Performance Architect, you will create performance and power models for the fabric NoC / DRAM controller / IO blocks for server-class SoCs, correlate models against RTL behavior, prototype ideas and help productize performance/power features for future SoC designs.

Minimum Skill sets:

1. MS in Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Electrical Engineer with 3 years of experience in SoC performance/power modeling
2. Strong grasp of the computer architecture fundamentals especially in the areas of interconnects, traffic QoS, distributed caches, coherency flows, DRAM controller and IO (PCIe) flows
3. Proficient in C++ and Perl / Python
4. Exposure to performance analysis and debug
5. Ability to independently identify, troubleshoot and solve performance problems

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
2. OR Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 7+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
3. OR PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
4. 2+ years of experience in one or more system architecture technology areas and products (e.g., Power System, Shared Resource Management, Limits/Thermal Management, Hardware Islands).

Preferred qualifications:

1. MS in Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Electrical Engineer with 6 years of experience in CPU / SoC performance/power modeling, analysis / debug
2. Expertise in one or more of these functional areas:
1. Coherent fabrics based on the AMBA CHI / AXI protocol
2. Memory controller designs for LPDDR5, DDR5
3. IO controllers and fabric bridges for PCIe / CXL / CCIX
4. Strong background in building fast, accurate SoC / CPU performance models C++ Exposure to testing and debugging performance issues in pre- and post-silicon environments
5. Demonstrable experience in productizing features that improve performance/power characteristics of a design

Role and Responsibilities:

1. Develop a SoC performance/power model for blocks such as interconnect NoCs, distributed system caches, memory controllers, IO controllers
2. Verify model correctness by writing unit-tests and debugging mismatches against expectations
3. Identify ideas for improving the SoC’s performance/power characteristics. Prototype the idea in the performance/power model and thoroughly characterize it
4. Work with architects and RTL developers to productize the improvements identified through detailed studies
5. Conduct RTL performance verification. This will involve creation of verification plans and directed tests / checkers

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail [e-mail] or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here (https://qualcomm.service-now.com/hrpublic?id=hr_public_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0039028).

Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$242,300.00 - $363,500.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer.