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Palmdale, California, United States · On-site
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The role involves prototyping power optimization features and developing novel hardware and systems architecture for next-generation SOCs. Responsibilities include implementing power projection models and collaborating with design teams to validate power targets from concept to implementation.
Requires a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Computer or Electrical Engineering with 4 to 6+ years of relevant experience. Candidates must have a strong foundation in digital logic design, ASIC implementation, and system-level low power design.
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.
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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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 - $268,400.00The 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.
Inspired by 250 years of American ingenuity, we build technologies that expand what’s possible. From wireless to AI at scale and 6G, our innovations power progress worldwide.
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