CPU Senior Director, Technology

Qualcomm•San Diego, CA

About The Position

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm CPU Engineer, you will lead innovative Central Processing Unit (CPU) design efforts that have a critical impact on industries across the world. Qualcomm Engineers collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, verify, and implement multi-core CPU operations for all Qualcomm Business Units.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 10+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 9+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
20+ years of work experience with high-performance microprocessor design.
20+ years of work experience with high level programming (e.g., C, C++), scripting language programming (e.g., Perl, Python, etc.).
20+ years of work experience with simulators and/or waveform debugging tools (e.g., Verilog, VHDL, etc.).
20+ years of work experience with industry standard tools for synthesis place and/or route and design verification.
20+ years of work experience with simulation, emulation, formal verification, or silicon validation.
20+ years of experience in creating functional models, checkers, test plans, and/or test generation.
4+ years experience working in a large matrixed organization.
4+ years of supervisory experience.
3+ years of work experience in a role requiring interaction with executive leadership (e.g., Vice President level and above).
2+ years working with operating budgets and/or project financials

Responsibilities

Leverages expert knowledge of computer architecture, micro-architecture, logic design, circuits, and/or physical design to influence and oversee the development and verification of high performance and low power CPU designs.
Oversees the identification and solutions of highly complex problems to ensure design completeness, functionality, power, and performance.
Collaborates with critical stakeholders to define requirements, specifications, and trade-offs (e.g., performance, power, cost, functionalities, etc.) in order to accomplish product goals.
Determines, influences, and oversees guidelines and expectations for the evaluation if the design process from conceptualization to productization (i.e., architecture definition, feasibility, pre-silicon design and verification, and post-silicon validation) that meet customer and industry standards.
Sets guidelines for writing detailed technical documentation (e.g., feature descriptions, architectural descriptions, verification test plans, and implementation details, etc.) for CPU designs.
Provides supervision to other supervisors/managers who are direct reports.
Decision-making is critical in nature and highly impacts program, product, or project success.
Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey highly complex and/or detailed information. May require strong negotiation and influence with large groups or high-level constituents.
Develops and administers budgets, schedules, and performance standards for functional area within the prescribed budgetary objectives of the department.
Has influence over the formulation and achievement of long-term business plans and objectives.
Tasks often require multiple steps which can be performed in various orders; extensive planning, problem-solving, and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively.