Server Power Management Senior Staff Architect

Qualcomm

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Work type
On-site
Location
Santa Clara, CAAustin, TXHillsboro, ORSan Diego, CA
Salary
$198,700–$298,100 / yr
Posted
50 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Jan 19, 2027

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Above market

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This role $248k
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TL;DR · Server Power Management Senior Staff Architect

The Server Power Management Sr. Staff Architect joins the Data Center team to develop high-performance, energy-efficient server solutions for data center applications. This critical role involves defining the end-to-end power management architecture of a Server SoC by collaborating with CPU and SoC architects to optimize power, performance, and thermal efficiency. The architect will perform system-level power modeling for server use cases, drive convergence of SoC and board power grid definitions, and design power rail sequencing. Key responsibilities include creating detailed specification documents and managing active power, idle low power, and silicon limits. Required expertise includes digital ASIC design, CMOS circuit power, TDP capping, over-current and voltage droop management, and power telemetry. The role addresses the technical challenge of designing high-performance server chips at advanced process nodes using off-the-shelf PMICs for hyperscale data center environments.

What you'll do

  • Define the end-to-end power management architecture for Server SoCs.
  • Execute system-level power modeling for server use cases and analyze trade-offs.
  • Drive the convergence of SoC and board power grid definitions.
  • Architect SoC and system-level power rail sequencing.
  • Collaborate with thermal engineers to optimize hardware implementation.
  • Create detailed technical architecture specification documents.
  • Develop solutions for power and performance telemetry.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with 6+ years of relevant experience.
  • Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with 5+ years of relevant experience.
  • PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with 4+ years of relevant experience.
  • Over 10 years of experience in power management of CPU and/or SoCs.
  • At least 5 years of experience with high-performance server chips.
  • 15+ years of experience in CPU and/or SoC architecture.
  • Expertise in power delivery systems, including multi-phase bucks and LDOs.
  • Experience in thermal design power (TDP) capping, over-current events, voltage droop management, and power telemetry solutions.

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