Staff GPU Engineer

Qualcomm

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Diego, CA
Salary
$169,178–$242,600 / yr
Posted
3 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Mar 13, 2027

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This role $206k
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TL;DR · Staff GPU Engineer

As a Staff GPU Engineer within the ASICS Engineering group, you will lead the complex process of architecting, designing, implementing, verifying, and optimizing the performance and power of GPU cores. You will manage ambiguous requirements to build functional modeling simulations while developing specialized software, tools, and tests for diverse graphics workloads. Your daily responsibilities include running benchmarks for various applications and performing both pre- and post-silicon verification to ensure that all hardware goals are met. This role requires a high level of technical contribution during design reviews and project meetings to communicate and execute development plans. The work focuses on the core engineering challenges of GPU architecture, specifically addressing performance and power optimization for graphics workloads. You will utilize your expertise in electrical engineering or computer science to solve critical hardware problems within the silicon domain.

What you'll do

  • Architect, design, implement, verify, and optimize the performance and power of GPU cores.
  • Synthesize ambiguous or conflicting requirements into actionable technical designs.
  • Build functional modeling simulations for various graphics workloads.
  • Develop software, tools, and tests to evaluate graphics performance.
  • Run benchmarks across different applications to validate system capabilities.
  • Perform pre- and post-silicon verification to ensure correctness and meet power goals.
  • Communicate and implement comprehensive development plans during project meetings.

What we're looking for

  • Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • Three years of experience in a related occupation.
  • Experience architecting, designing, implementing, verifying, and optimizing performance and power of GPU cores.
  • Ability to build functional modeling simulations and develop software, tools, and tests for graphics workloads.
  • Experience performing pre- and post-silicon verification to ensure correctness and meet performance goals.
  • Strong communication skills to contribute to design reviews and project meetings.

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