Experienced Engineer - SOC Power Architecture

Company:
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Camera Engineering

General Summary:

Qualcomm provides complete chipset solution that includes CPU, Modem, Application Processor, Multi-media engines, Interconnect and more. Power is a key area that drives the value of our chips. As fabrication technology node shrinks, and performance requirement become higher, it is crucial to provide power optimized solutions, which is the responsibility of the group that you will be working in.

Key responsibilities are:

• On Target power optimization feature prototyping and waveform analysis

• Develop novel power optimized multi-media HW and Systems architecture for next generation SOCs

• Implement models for power projections, validation and architectural trade off analysis

• Establish use-case and HW core power targets

• Work with HW/SW design teams to implement and validate power features and targets through various design stages from concept to implementation

• Competitive analysis and Machine Learning workload analysis experience is a bonus

All Qualcomm employees are expected to actively support diversity on their teams, and in the Company.

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

Industry experience in the one or more of the following areas:
Solid foundation in Electrical Systems Engineering and Digital Logic Design
Solid understanding of HW micro-architecture of digital systems with the understanding of ASIC implementation flow from concept to production
Knowledge of system level aspects of low power design and the ability to model and analyze power at system and core level
Experience with video encoder/decoder systems and architecture
Experience with camera systems and architecture
Experience in power modeling, verification, and simulation tools
Experience with high level synthesis tools and flow

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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.

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