Senior CPU Performance Verification Engineer

Qualcomm

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Work type: On-site
Location: San Diego, CA
Salary: $150,030–$183,700 / yr
Posted: 4 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Closes: Mar 16, 2027
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

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TL;DR · Senior CPU Performance Verification Engineer

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As a Senior CPU Performance Verification Engineer within the CPU Engineering group, you will independently oversee innovative design efforts for multi-core Computer Processing Units. You will collaborate with RTL and performance architecture teams to design, verify, and implement CPU operations while applying architectural, micro-architecture, and physical design concepts to achieve high performance and low power goals. Your daily responsibilities include analyzing workloads to identify performance bottlenecks, conducting self-guided simulation studies of design alternatives, and assessing implementation costs for new features. You will also maintain and improve the simulation environment to increase productivity while contributing to design reviews and project meetings. The role focuses on solving complex technical challenges in CPU architecture from concept to productization, ensuring all designs meet specific customer and industry standards through rigorous performance verification and architectural analysis.

Skills

Micro-architecture RTL Physical Design Performance Simulation Design Review

What you'll do

Design, verify, and implement multi-core CPU operations for QCT products.
Apply architectural and micro-architecture concepts to deliver high performance and low power CPUs.
Evaluate the entire design process from initial concept to final productization.
Analyze workloads to identify performance bottlenecks and opportunities for improvement.
Perform self-guided performance simulation studies of various design alternatives.
Assess implementation costs for new features in coordination with RTL and design teams.
Maintain and improve the simulation environment to increase team productivity.

What we're looking for

A Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field is accepted.
Experience applying CPU architectural, micro-architecture, and physical design concepts to deliver high performance and low power CPUs.
Ability to oversee innovative CPU design efforts from concept to productization while meeting customer and industry standards.
Skill in analyzing workloads to identify performance bottlenecks and opportunities for improvement.
Ability to perform self-guided performance simulation studies of various design alternatives.
Experience collaborating with RTL and performance teams to assess implementation costs and improve simulation environments.

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