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- Work type
- On-site
- Location
- San Diego, CA
- Posted
- 31 days ago
- Closes
- Nov 2, 2026
- Nearby
- 99+ roles within 25 mi
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About Qualcomm
Qualcomm is a leading American semiconductor and telecommunications company based in San Diego, CA.
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Join Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.'s Power and Limits management software group within QCT Core Technologies as a mid-level engineer, collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams to develop power-efficient architectures for next-generation chipsets. Your daily tasks will include analyzing requirements, designing robust software solutions, optimizing performance and power utilization, developing profiling tools, and participating in pre-silicon evaluations. You'll work with ARM architecture, real-time operating systems, C/ASM programming, Python scripting, and version control systems like Git, while addressing challenges in memory-constrained systems and SOC-level interactions. This role demands a passion for innovation, strong analytical skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment where your contributions will impact millions of users across IoT sectors and high-performance computing applications.
Skills
What you'll do
- Analyze requirements and design robust power-efficient software solutions for chipsets.
- Optimize existing software to enhance performance, memory usage, and power efficiency.
- Develop tools for silicon profiling, validation, and debugging across SOC components.
- Participate in pre-silicon evaluations and sign-offs for new products.
- Identify opportunities for hardware acceleration by collaborating with the HW team.
What we're looking for
- 3+ years of experience in computer architecture, preferably ARM.
- Proficient in C/ASM programming and debugging real-time embedded systems.
- Experience with version control systems like Perforce/Git and agile development methodologies.
- Strong background in developing firmware for memory-constrained systems.
- Knowledge of machine learning techniques applied to large datasets.
- Ability to read hardware programming guides and write drivers/software accordingly.
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