Principal Systems Engineer - Chipset Power

Qualcomm

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Diego, CA
Salary
$211,900–$317,900 / yr
Posted
45 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Jan 24, 2027

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Above market

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TL;DR · Principal Systems Engineer - Chipset Power

As a Systems Engineer - Chipset Power, Principal, you will join the PPT Systems Engineering team to lead cross-functional groups in solving complex power challenges for Snapdragon chipsets. You will be responsible for modeling SOC and chipset power, performing architecture trade-off analyses, and identifying power gaps or risks throughout all stages of the design and development cycles. Your daily work involves optimizing hardware and software to achieve world-class low power consumption while designing specific power features and interacting with customers to address their unique requirements. The role requires expertise in system level power modeling, analysis, and optimization for platform solutions. You will apply your knowledge of application processors, modem processors, machine learning, IoT, automotive, or computing systems to ensure products meet established power targets through innovative technical solutions and cross-functional collaboration across silicon process and production test teams.

What does a Systems Engineer earn in California?

Median $194000 from 61 postings across 16 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Perform power architecture and tradeoff analysis for Snapdragon chipsets.
  • Model, analyze, and optimize power for SoC, chipset, and platform solutions.
  • Identify power requirements and quantify potential gap or risk areas.
  • Optimize the power efficiency and performance of current and future product designs.
  • Guide cross-functional teams through the design cycle to achieve specific power targets.
  • Design power features in coordination with systems, software, hardware, and silicon process teams.
  • Interact with customers to address specific power requirements and showcase chipset capabilities.
  • Model customer-specific use cases and designs to ensure power efficiency.

What we're looking for

  • A Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or an equivalent field is required.
  • 15 years of professional experience in relevant areas is preferred.
  • Experience in the analysis and design of low power features at the SOC, chipset, or platform level.
  • Architectural knowledge in application processors, modem processors, AR/VR, machine learning, IoT, automotive, or computing.
  • Experience in hardware or software design and optimization of low power features.
  • Expertise in system-level power modeling and analysis.

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