Power Systems Engineer

Qualcomm

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San Diego, CA Posted 11 days ago $211,900–$317,900 / year
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TL;DR

Qualcomm seeks a senior Chipset Power System Engineer to lead a cross-functional team in developing innovative power solutions for next-generation Snapdragon Compute Chipsets. This role involves modeling SOC/chipset power and optimizing hardware and software to achieve world-class low-power consumption. Day-to-day responsibilities include conducting power architecture analysis, chipset-level power optimization, identifying power requirements, and guiding multi-function teams through the design cycle. The engineer will also collaborate with cross-functional groups such as systems, software, and silicon process teams, engage with customers to address specific power needs, and model customer-specific use cases. Ideal candidates hold a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent and have at least 10 years of experience in low-power feature design, system-level power modeling, and machine learning network understanding for compute applications.

Skills

Python C++ System-Level-Power-Modeling SOC-Architecture Chipset-Design Machine-Learning-Networks Power-Efficiency-Optimization Cross-Functional-Team-Leadership Customer-Specific-Use-Cases Low-Power-Features-Design

What you'll do

  • Lead cross-functional teams in modeling SOC/chipset power to optimize hardware and software.
  • Conduct power architecture analysis and tradeoff studies for innovative solutions.
  • Identify power requirements and quantify risks in achieving low power consumption goals.
  • Guide design cycles to ensure power targets are met throughout project inception to completion.
  • Collaborate with multi-function groups on the design of power features and optimization.

What we're looking for

  • Minimum 10 years professional experience in SOC/chipset low-power design.
  • Expertise in system-level power modeling and analysis of mobile SOCs or chipsets.
  • Proven ability to optimize power efficiency and performance for current and future designs.
  • Strong architectural knowledge in application processors, modems, AR/XR, machine learning.
  • Experience guiding cross-functional teams through the entire design cycle.
  • Understanding of machine learning networks for compute applications.

Market check

Salary context

This $211,900–$317,900 range sits above 95% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$115,000–$192,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$117,325–$185,400

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 239 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

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About Qualcomm

Qualcomm is a leading American semiconductor and telecommunications company based in San Diego, CA.

Qualcomm currently has 569 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $148,300–$224,400 across 536 roles with salary data.

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