Post Silicon Power and Performance Engineer

1 Month ago • 6 Years + • $179,000 PA - $268,400 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Post Silicon Power and Performance Engineer, you will characterize, debug, and optimize CPU performance and power consumption within a complex SoC system. Responsibilities include setting up methodologies, developing validation plans, recommending tuning optimizations, and verifying silicon performance. You will also contribute to architecture and product definition feedback. Key responsibilities include defining and executing performance/power analysis plans, debugging issues, and leading optimization strategies. The role involves collaboration with various teams, including design, architecture, and software, to ensure readiness and performance evaluation. Additional responsibilities include developing deep knowledge of CPU architecture and driving technical innovation.
Must have:
  • Define and execute performance/power analysis plans for CPU subsystems
  • Debug issues found during silicon phases of SOC programs
  • Strong programming/scripting skills (C/C++, Python scripts)
  • Strong analytical skills for test plan creation and debug
  • Proven understanding of CPU workloads and system interactions
Good to have:
  • Leadership and mentoring skills
  • Experience with datacenter servers a plus
  • Platform benchmarking and knowledge of performance workloads
  • Knowledge and experience in ARM v8 and v9 specifications
Perks:
  • Competitive annual discretionary bonus program
  • Opportunity for annual RSU grants
  • Highly competitive benefits package

Job Details


Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > CPU Engineering

General Summary:

As a Post SIlicon Power and Performance Engineer with a focus on CPUs, you will work to characterize, debug, and optimize the performance and power consumption of a CPUs in a complex SoC system. You will help set up methodologies, develop validation plans, recommend tuning optimizations, and verify that the newly arrived silicon meets the highest performance. You will also participate in architecture and product definition feedback for the next generation of CPU by closing the loop with real silicon analysis.

 

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Define and execute end-to-end performance and power analysis plans for complex CPU subsystems
  • Debug issues found during pre-silicon, bring-up, validation, and production phases of SOC programs
  • Define an optimization strategy that delivers world class CPU workload performance
  • Lead collaborative test approach with multiple teams, and tracking test execution to make sure all features are performant and optimized on time
  • Work closely with supporting teams in design, architecture, emulation, firmware, design verification and software to ensure readiness for first silicon arrival, evaluation of IP performance upon silicon arrival, and evaluation of critical CPU workloads
  • Develop deep knowledge of CPU architecture, SoC system architecture, system benchmarking techniques, and power reduction and optimization methods
  • Drive technical innovation to enhance capabilities in CPU performance, system performance and power validation including tools and script development, technical and procedural methodology enhancement, and various internal and cross-functional technical initiatives

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor or Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering
  • 10+ years of practical experience in post silicon performance and power analysis of SoCs
  • Strong programming/scripting skills (C/C++, Python scripts)
  • Strong analytical skills for test plan creation and debug
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills
  • Must excel in a dynamic team working environment
  • Must be a self-starter and be able to independently drive tasks to completion
  • Leadership and mentoring skills a definite asset
  • Proven understanding of CPU, memory hierarchy, system interconnects.
  • Knowledge and experience in ARM v8 and v9 specifications
  • Solid grasp of ARM SoC concepts and architecture specifications like SMMU, GIC, Coresight-PMU and Timer architectures
  • Extensive experience in the following technical areas:
  • Proven understanding of critical industry CPU workloads and system interactions and dependencies
  • Platform benchmarking and knowledge of performance workloads
  • Performance analysis tools and analysis techniques
  • Power analysis methods and comprehensive understanding of power consumption
  • Power management methodologies and deep understanding of tuning and optimization
  • Modern lab equipment, including DAQs, protocol/logic analyzers, oscilloscopes
  • Computer hardware and architecture (experience with datacenter servers a plus)

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

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 disability-accomodations@qualcomm.com or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries).

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Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.

 

Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$179,000.00 - $268,400.00

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 – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.

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