Engineer, Staff

2 Days ago • 8-12 Years

Software Development & Engineering

Job Description

Design and develop advanced power management solutions for diverse product segments including Mobile, Compute, XR, IoT, and Automotive. This role involves close collaboration with Architecture, Hardware Design, and cross-functional teams, performing pre-silicon validation, and optimizing system power, performance, and timelines. Candidates should have 8-12 years of experience in embedded or system software development, strong C programming skills, and a solid understanding of CPU architecture and power management.

Good To Have:

Linux kernel driver development and upstreaming experience

Must Have:

Design and develop advanced power management solutions for diverse product segments
Collaborate closely with Architecture, Hardware Design, and cross-functional teams
Perform pre-silicon validation on emulation platforms for upcoming chipsets
Contribute to system power, performance, and timeline optimizations
8–12 years of experience in embedded or system software development
Low Power mode architecture understanding and work experience in developing LPM enablement firmware
Solid understanding of CPU architecture, caches/coherency/MMU, and power/thermal management
Experience with RTOS or Linux, and low-level debugging tools (JTAG, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers)
Strong in C programming, ARM assembly, and SW architecture/design
Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills

Perks:

World-class health benefit options providing world-class coverage to employees and their eligible dependents
Programs designed to help employees build and prepare for a financially secure future
Self and family resources to build emotional/mental strength and resilience and define purpose
Wellbeing programs and resources to support employees to Live+Well and Work+Well

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Job Posting Date

2025-09-26

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

Key Responsibilities:

Design and develop advanced power management solutions for diverse product segments: Mobile, Compute, XR, IoT, and Automotive
Collaborate closely with Architecture, Hardware Design, and cross-functional teams
Perform pre-silicon validation on emulation platforms for upcoming chipsets
Contribute to system power, performance, and timeline optimizations

Skills & Experience:

8 –12 years of experience in embedded or system software development
Low Power mode architecture understanding and work experience in developing LPM enablement firmware
Solid understanding of CPU architecture, caches/coherency/MMU, and power/thermal management
Experience with RTOS or Linux, and low-level debugging tools (JTAG, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers)
Strong in C programming, ARM assembly, and SW architecture/design
AddOn: Linux kernel driver development and upstreaming experience
Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills

Level of Responsibility:

Works independently with minimal supervision.
Provides supervision/guidance to other team members.
Decision-making is critical in nature and highly impacts program, product, or project success.
Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey complex information.
Tasks often require multiple steps which can be performed in various orders; extensive planning, problem-solving, and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering and 10+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. OR
Master's degree in Engineering and 8+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

• 2+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

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