Senior SoC Systems Performance Engineer

Qualcomm

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Work type: On-site
Location: San Diego, CA
Salary: $122,500–$183,700 / yr
Posted: 49 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Closes: Jan 20, 2027
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

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TL;DR · Senior SoC Systems Performance Engineer

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The SoC Systems Performance Engineer, Senior joins the Chip Architecture multi-site team to drive analysis and define next-generation architectures for system-on-chip products across mobile, automotive, and compute categories. This role involves leading performance and systems studies while collaborating with hardware and software teams to develop multimedia, modem, compute, and memory technologies. The engineer will define complex use cases for workloads like gaming and AI, deploy simulators and profilers to identify bottlenecks, and provide quantitative justification for architectural changes. Key technical requirements include expertise in computer architecture concepts such as CPUs, GPUs, DSPs, cache coherency, and virtual memory. Candidates should possess skills in SystemC, C/C++ programming, scripting, and automation. Experience with ARM, Linux, and various communication technologies like LTE and 5G is required to solve complex architectural questions and optimize power, performance, and thermal constraints.

Skills

SoC Computer Architecture SystemC C++ C ARM Linux VLSI Simulators Profiling Tools Scripting Automation 5G LTE WLAN Multimedia Memory Controllers Cache Coherency

What you'll do

Lead and conduct performance and systems studies for next-generation SoC products.
Analyze SoC architecture plans by balancing performance, power, and thermal constraints.
Define complex use cases and system requirements for new workloads like Gaming and AI.
Deploy simulators, profilers, and hardware to identify performance bottlenecks.
Provide quantitative justification for architectural changes or tuning based on experimental results.
Apply computer architecture knowledge of CPUs, GPUs, DSPs, and memory technologies to design solutions.
Invent and file patents for technical solutions to relevant engineering problems.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field.
Master's or PhD degree is also accepted as an educational qualification.
At least 2 years of experience in System Engineering or a related field.
Proficiency in C/C++ programming and pragmatic scripting and automation skills.
Experience with computer architecture concepts including CPUs, GPUs, DSPs, interconnects, and shared memory.
Hands-on experience using and modifying simulators (SystemC) and performance/power models.
Familiarity with ARM, Linux, and multimedia or communication technologies like 5G and WLAN.
Excellent communication and presentation skills to share experimental results with technical leads.

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