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As a Principal Power Systems Engineer: Snapdragon Compute Chipsets, you will join the PPT Systems Engineering team to lead cross-functional groups in developing innovative solutions for next-generation Snapdragon Compute Chipsets. You will be responsible for modeling SoC and chipset power, performing architecture trade-off analyses, and identifying power requirements to quantify risks. Your daily work involves optimizing hardware and software to achieve world-class low power consumption across the entire design and development cycle. You will collaborate with systems, software, silicon process, and production test teams while interacting with customers to address specific power needs for their designs. The role requires expertise in application processor, modem processor, AR/XR, machine learning networks, and mobile or computing platforms. Key technical focuses include system-level power modeling, analysis of low-power features, and optimizing performance for complex compute applications.
ASIC Power Analysis
SOC Simulation
Power Modeling
Python
Verilog
System Verilog
Machine Learning
GenAI
LLM
Signal Processing
Low Power Design
RTL
Automation