Senior System Software Engineer - Power

Qualcomm•San Diego, CA

2d•$117,800 - $176,600

About The Position

Qualcomm’s Systems Software Power team is seeking a Power Systems Software Engineer who is passionate about solving complex power challenges and developing innovative solutions to optimize power efficiency for next‑generation Snapdragon platforms. In this role, the engineer will have a unique opportunity to learn, contribute, and directly influence the full lifecycle of mobile SoC power consumption, spanning system‑level hardware and software power architecture and design, modeling and measurement, post‑silicon debug and analysis, feature optimization, and eventual commercialization of best‑in‑class power solutions across Qualcomm products.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering or related work experience.
PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
2+ years of academic or work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
Strong foundation in computer architecture and system design, including memory management and hierarchies, CPU/GPU architectures, and operating system fundamentals such as processes, threads, and scheduling.
Proven embedded software development expertise, with the ability to design and implement moderately complex systems software; hands‑on experience with firmware and Linux kernel development is required.
Solid understanding of electrical engineering and digital logic fundamentals.
Effective communicator and collaborative team player, capable of working independently while contributing productively in cross‑functional, multi‑disciplinary environments.

Nice To Haves

familiarity with low‑power design principles and power‑saving techniques is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

Drive end‑to‑end power optimization by working across architecture, hardware, firmware, kernel, Android, and system software teams to develop deep expertise in power architectures, control loops, and advanced low‑power techniques across use‑cases and targets
Define, prototype, and evaluate new power features early, leveraging pre‑silicon platforms (emulation, models, trace‑based studies) and carrying them through post‑silicon bring‑up, validation, and productization
Own post‑silicon power KPI execution (Day-of-Use (Battery Life), game and multimedia use-cases), including root‑cause debug, power walks, correlation, and systematic optimization across HW/SW boundaries
Perform software trade‑off analysis using rapid prototyping, experiments, and trace‑driven studies to assess alternative scheduler, DVFS, low-power mode, and system‑level design choices under real workloads.
Identify and deliver power optimization opportunities by tuning or developing firmware, Linux kernel, and system algorithms (e.g., scheduler, LPMs, bus/DDR scaling, SoC power state transitions) aligned with evolving hardware architectures.
Contribute to and scale power debug, analysis, and automation infrastructure, including power telemetry, tooling, and AI‑assisted workflows, to improve execution velocity, coverage, and quality across platforms and geographies.