Low Power Systems Architect

Qualcomm • San Diego, CA

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About The Position

Qualcomm provides complete chipset solution that includes CPU, Modem, Application Processor, Multi-media engines, Interconnect and more. Power and performance are a key area that drive the value of our chips. As fabrication technology node shrinks, and performance requirement become higher, it is crucial to provide power and performance optimized solutions, which is the responsibility of the group that you will be working in.
Multimedia systems team has an exciting opportunity to work on best-in-class technologies of Camera, Video encoding/decoding, and Computer Vision. These technologies are the heart of billions of Snapdragon devices across the globe. The team is responsible for system level architecture; and analysis, budgeting and optimization of all multimedia use cases for achieving lowest power and best performance. We are looking for a fresh grad or Senior level Engineer with educational background and/or experience in system level architecture and HW/SW co-design. Your work will have the potential to shape the most power and performance efficient devices in the hands of millions of Snapdragon users.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
• 3+ years experience working on low power design/analysis, computer architecture, and HW/SW systems design/architecture
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
• Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
• PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

Nice To Haves

• Masters degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
• 3+ years experience working on systems analysis and modeling using various modeling tools at a detailed level
• 3+ years experience with system level aspects of low power design with the ability to model and analyze power and performance at system level
• Courses and/or experience in one or more areas of camera/image processing, video compression

Responsibilities

• Come up with most efficient multimedia system architecture to satisfy power, performance and cost requirements
• Analyze power for selected use-cases using the system models for selected architectures
• Roll out architectural analysis and proposals to HW and SW design teams
• Follow up through the execution and commercialization of the SOC to make sure goals are met and modeling assumptions are validated
• Follow up and support Mobile, Compute, IoT, and Automotive OEMs to optimize power on their commercial devices

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level