Systems Engineer, Chipset Power, Senior Staff

Qualcomm

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Work type: On-site
Location: San Diego, CAAustin, TXSanta Clara, CA
Salary: $186,700–$280,100 / yr
Posted: 28 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Closes: Mar 28, 2027
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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TL;DR · Systems Engineer, Chipset Power, Senior Staff

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The Systems Engineer - Chipset Power, Senior Staff joins the PPT Systems Engineering group to lead a cross-functional team in developing innovative solutions for optimizing Snapdragon chipset power. This role involves guiding the end-to-end design cycle to achieve world-class low power consumption through power architecture and tradeoff analysis. Key responsibilities include chipset and system level power modeling, identifying power requirements, and quantifying risk areas for SOC and platform solutions. The engineer will optimize power efficiency for present generation designs while architecting future products. Required skills include expertise in low power features at the SOC or platform level, hardware or software design, and system level power modeling. Domain experience includes application processors, modem processors, AR/VR, machine learning, IoT, automotive, or computing.

What does a Systems Engineer earn in California?

Median $191000 from 99 postings across 21 companies.

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Skills

Power Modeling Power Architecture Software Design Tradeoff Analysis Machine Learning IoT Silicon Process Production Test

What you'll do

Perform power architecture and tradeoff analysis for Snapdragon chipsets.
Create chipset and system level power models to analyze and optimize SOC performance.
Identify specific power requirements and quantify potential power gaps or risks.
Optimize power efficiency for current generation designs and architect future products.
Guide multi-function groups to achieve power targets throughout the design cycle.
Design power features in coordination with systems, software, hardware, and silicon process teams.
Model power for customer-specific use cases and designs.
Interact with customers to address specific power requirements and advertise chipset capabilities.

What we're looking for

A Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or an equivalent field is required.
Analysis and design of low power features at the SOC, chipset, or platform level.
System level power modeling and analysis.
Hardware or software design or optimizations of low power features.
Architectural knowledge in application processor, modem processor, AR/VR, machine learning, IOT, automotive, or computing.
15 years of professional experience in one or more of the required technical areas (preferred).