Power & Limits Management System Software Engineer, Sr. Staff

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. Coming up with diverse and innovative approaches in software is very critical in solving these broad and deep cutting-edge technical problems. Interested in playing a key role in optimizing power and constrained performance of next generation cloud accelerators? Join Qualcomm\'s Power & Limits Software team to work on bleeding edge cloud accelerator products to make a difference in the industry. Join Qualcomm\'s team in San Diego, CA, and work closely with System engineers, Software and Hardware developers in a world-class team. Enjoy life in sunny San Diego on the Pacific coast of California.

In this role, the candidate is expected to own and drive the analysis of complex system level AI use cases involving Computer Vision Networks, Recommendation Systems and Gen AI workloads. The candidate is expected to partner closely with various ecosystem stakeholders in optimizing power and constrained performance of AI workloads on Qualcomm’s cutting edge inference accelerators. An ideal candidate would have prior experience working on Power/Thermal/Limits analysis at the product level, preferably with prior experience and/or background in AI products/use cases. In addition, the candidate is also expected to contribute to development of algorithms and techniques to optimize power consumption and thermal performance of various use cases, perform system level software optimizations using hardware and software power/thermal management techniques and finally, exploration of advanced machine learning techniques in solving system level power and limits management problems.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor\'s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. OR Master\'s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• 3+ years of work experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in ARM assembly language, C, C++, Python
• Strong familiarity with ARM architecture
• Good understanding of System On Chip architectural concepts
• Power/Thermal/Performance optimizations to improve product level KPIs
• Prior experience with AI use cases and/or products, etc., is a plus
• Real-time operating systems, multi-threaded processor architectures
• Communication skills, effective team player, able to work independently
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skill
• Master\'s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field
• More than 8 years of experience with programming (e.g., C, C++, Python), computer architecture, or embedded systems
• More than 8 years of applicable wireless, semiconductor and/or embedded software industry experience

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Leverages advanced Software knowledge and experience to design, develop, create, modify, and validate critical embedded and cloud edge software, applications, and/or specialized utility programs.
• Analyses user needs, software requirements, and time and cost constraints to design and customize sophisticated software for optimal operational efficiency.
• Designs and implements software sub-systems for complex, large-scale products and systems.
• Leads design, coding, and testing efforts to ensure that projects are completed to specifications and schedules.
• Performs highly complex code reviews and regression tests as well as triages and fixes issues to ensure the quality of code.
• Collaborates with individuals outside the software function (e.g., Hardware, Systems, and Test engineers) to increase leverage and design solutions that work with other components of a specific project.
• Writes detailed technical documentation for highly complex Software projects; reviews technical documentation for junior engineers.

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. May require negotiation, influence, tact, etc.
• Has a moderate amount of influence over key organizational decisions.
• 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.

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may use or call Qualcomm\'s toll-free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities.

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.

Pay range: 162,600.00 - 244,000.00

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. Salary is one component of total compensation at Qualcomm, which also includes a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants. Benefits details are provided to discuss with the recruiter.

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