#Software Engineer - Power and Limits Management

Qualcomm; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking engineers to join the Power and Limits management software group. You will work across system, power, software, and hardware teams to architect innovative solutions for Qualcomm's growing chipset portfolio.

This role offers exposure from pre-silicon to commercialization, with emphasis on energy-efficient software for SoCs. Responsibilities include software design, performance tuning, memory optimization, and tool development for silicon profiling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
• 1–3 years of experience in Computer Architecture, RTOS, and embedded software.
• Familiarity with ARM architecture, JTAG debugging, compilers, and Python scripting.

Responsibilities

• Analyze requirements, design robust software, and ensure power efficiency for SoC chipsets.
• Improve performance, memory, and power utilization through software optimizations.
• Develop tools for silicon profiling, validation, and debugging across SOC components.
• Participate in pre-silicon evaluations and sign-offs.
• Suggest HW acceleration opportunities to the hardware team.

Skills

Computer Architecture

Real Time Operating Systems

C/ASM programming

Debugging RT Embedded Systems

Compilers / Linkers

Python Scripting

Read hardware guides & write drivers

Embedded software

Machine Learning

Agile development Kanban

Version control (Perforce Git)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering Information Systems Computer Science or related field

Job description

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

*** This position is not eligible for Qualcomm immigration sponsorship.***

QCT Core Technologies is looking to hire talented engineers in the Power and Limits management software group. In this highly visible role, candidates will be working in a dynamic environment, interfacing across multiple disciplines including system, power, software, and hardware engineers to develop innovative architectures that meet the requirements of Qualcomm growing product portfolio. Candidates will be able to gain exposure to the full product life cycle from pre-silicon to commercialization of Qualcomm chipsets.

Job Responsibilities

• Multiple aspects of software development - analyzing the requirements, designing robust software solutions, and ensuring that the power efficiency is met, for current and next generation chipsets to meet the growing product requirements on processors across various subsystems on the SoC
• Perform detailed analysis of the existing software to provide innovative recommendations to improve performance, memory, and power utilization, including software optimizations, SW/HW partitioning, new algorithms etc.
• Develop tools for silicon profiling, validation and debugging across all SOC components


• Involvement in pre-silicon evaluations and sign-offs


• Scope opportunities for HW acceleration by providing recommendations to the HW team

Personal Attributes / Soft Skills

• Desire to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with high expectations


• Passionate for building great products, with a willingness to disrupt the status quo and push boundaries to deliver innovations that affect the experience of millions of end users


• Strong analytic and problem solving skills


• Excellent technical communication and interpersonal skills


• Self-motivated and quick-learner


• Meticulous attention to detail

Technical Domains

• Developing firmware for memory and CPU constrained systems


• Analyzing the execution efficiency of power software


• Managing the performance/thermal efficiency tradeoffs


• SOC level interactions between various software components


• Machine learning on data sets spanning across generations of product architectures,


• IoE/IoT sectors, and


• Working with various HLOS (eg: Android) on application cores to meet end-to-end performance

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.

Preferred Qualifications

1 years to 3 years of academic or industry experience in the following:

• Computer Architecture (ARM architecture preferred)


• Real Time Operating Systems


• C/ASM programming


• Debugging Real Time Embedded Systems using JTAG or equivalent


• Compilers / Linkers


• Python Scripting


• Ability to read hardware programming guides and write drivers/software based on that information


• Embedded software


• Machine Learning


• Agile development; Kanban


• Version control systems such as Perforce/Git

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$99,500.00 - $149,300.00

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