System Performance Engineer

Qualcomm

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Work type: On-site
Location: San Diego, CA
Salary: $99,400–$149,200 / yr
Posted: 2 days ago
Closes: Dec 13, 2026
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Qualcomm is a leading American semiconductor and telecommunications company based in San Diego, CA.

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TL;DR · System Performance Engineer

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As a Senior Systems Engineer on Qualcomm’s System Performance Team, you will collaborate with software, hardware, and architecture teams to optimize power, performance, and thermal behavior of Snapdragon Chipsets across various business units including Mobile, Compute, Automotive, and IoT. Your day-to-day responsibilities include enabling, profiling, and analyzing complex concurrent system use-cases in emulation and software environments such as Android/Linux/Windows, defining performance analysis plans for multiple workloads, identifying optimization areas, and leading triage of complex issues to senior stakeholders. You will leverage Python, C/C++, and strong communication skills to mentor junior engineers, develop automation tools, and prepare reports for product teams up to senior executives, driving business decisions and next-generation architecture choices.

Skills

Python C/C++ ARM_v8 ARM_v9 Vulkan OpenGL DX12 CUDA SMMU GIC Coresight-PMU Linux Windows Android Memory_hierarchy System_interconnects Power_management_stacks Scheduler_behavior Performance_analysis_tools CI/CD

What you'll do

Enable, profile, and analyze complex concurrent system use-cases in emulation and software environments.
Define and document performance and power analysis plans for various workloads and scenarios.
Identify areas of optimization in SoC for both hardware and software architectures.
Direct triage of complex performance issues to determine root causes and present findings.
Provide technical leadership, mentor junior engineers, and guide them on multiple projects.
Prepare clear reports and recommendations for product teams up to senior executives.

What we're looking for

1+ years of post-silicon experience in power and performance analysis of complex SoCs.
Strong programming skills in Python, C/C++ for system analysis and automation.
Experience with ARM v8 and v9 specifications and understanding of ARM SoC concepts.
Ability to collaborate with senior leadership and cross-functional teams on technical projects.
Knowledge of memory hierarchy, system interconnects, and industry power/performance benchmarks.
Proficiency in using system performance analysis tools and techniques for optimization.
Understanding of SW Power management stacks and scheduler behavior.

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