Job Information
Qualcomm Principal Competitive Analysis Systems Engineer in San Diego, California
Company:
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > PPT Systems Engineering
General Summary:
As a competitive analysis system’s engineer, you will specialize in competitive analysis of commercial devices in the compute and handset space. You will work to characterize, stress, and fully understand power, performance, and thermal behavior of these platforms. You will take this understanding and provide detailed and clear reports and recommendations to the chipset and product teams. You will also be responsible for developing and aligning measurement methodology across internal and external platforms. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented and possess an innate curiosity and desire to learn and understand external devices. You will have excellent communication skills and able to clearly summarize your results for an executive audience.
Roles and Responsibilities:
Define and execute performance and power analysis plans for system use-cases across multiple workloads (CPU, GPU, AI/ML) as well as concurrent scenarios on competitive devices.
Identify and define re-work instructions to instrument competitive devices using minimally invasive methods.
Develop deep knowledge and understanding of internal and external SoC system architecture, system benchmarking and power optimization.
Work closely with several teams to align measurement methodologies to fairly compare internal performance with competition.
Prepare clear and concise reports and recommendations for product teams up to senior executives to help drive business decisions and next generation architecture choices.
Preferred Qualifications:
Master’s degree in computer or electrical engineering
10+ years of practical post-silicon experience of power and performance analysis of complex SoCs
Strong programming and scripting skills (Python, C/C++)
Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Self-starter and able to work independently.
Understanding of memory hierarchy, and system interconnects
Understanding of ARM SoC concepts and architecture specifications like SMMU, GIC, Coresight-PMU, and various bus interface protocols
Knowledge and experience in ARM v8 and v9 specifications
Experience with x86 architecture and power management features in AMD and Intel products
Experience with IOS power management features
Experience with Vulkan, OpenGL, DX12, or CUDA
Understanding of industry power and performance benchmarks along with system interaction and dependencies
System power/performance analysis tools and techniques
Computer hardware and architecture understanding
Knowledge of SW Power management stacks
Modern lab equipment such as DAQs, protocol/logic analyzers, temperature control units, and oscilloscopes
Ability to perform minor lab rework such as opening a device to access power terminals for external observation and control.
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Pay range:
$198,000.00 - $297,000.00
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!
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EEO Employer: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification