#Power, Thermal & Limits Management System Software Engineer

Company:Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Job Area:Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software EngineeringGeneral Summary:** This position is not eligible for Qualcomm immigration sponsorship. **The Snapdragon chipsets have pushed the power envelope of Mobile products with more and more complex use cases and workloads. This has introduced significant challenges in extending the battery life of the product on one spectrum and achieving superior performance within the device thermal and power envelope on the other spectrum. Coming up with diverse and innovative approaches in software is very critical in solving these broad and deep cutting-edge technical problems. Interested in playing a key role in optimizing thermal performance of next generation Mobile products on Snapdragon? Join Qualcomm’s Thermal and Limits Management Systems Software team to work on bleeding edge products. Join QUALCOMM’s team in San Diego, CA, and work closely with System engineers, Software and Hardware developers in a world-class team. Enjoy life in sunny San Diego on the Pacific coast of California.In this role, the candidate is expected to own and drive the analysis of complex system level use cases spanning across various System on Chip technologies and coming up with solutions to improve performance of the Mobile chipsets under the power and thermal constraints. The scope of work spans across a variety of workloads touching every aspect of the silicon including CPU, GPU, AI benchmarks, Productivity use cases, Gaming use cases, Media streaming and High-throughput Modem use cases. An ideal candidate would have prior experience working on Android products and/or experience with power/thermal/performance analysis at the product level. In addition, the candidate is also expected to contribute to:Development of algorithms and techniques to optimize power consumption and thermal performance of various compute use cases.Perform system level software optimizations using hardware and software power/thermal management techniquesUse advanced machine learning techniques in solving system level power and thermal problemsMinimum Qualifications:Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.Preferred QualificationsMaster’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field,.Experience in power and performance management techniques.Hands-on experience with power, performance and thermal measurement methodologies and optimization on server-class products.Strong familiarity with ARM architecture and programming in C, C++, and Python.Solid understanding of SoC and computer-system architecture.Experience with board and SoC bring-up, device drivers, and common peripheral buses.Strong background in Linux , real-time operating systems, and multithreaded architecture.Strong debugging skills and experience with ARM-based systems.Excellent communication skills and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.Principal Duties and ResponsibilitiesApply deep expertise in power, performance and thermal domain to achieve critical engineering goals.Lead the ideation, prototyping, and development of key power, performance, and thermal features, ensuring product KPIs are met or exceeded.Serve as a domain expert in power, performance, and thermal technologies.Identify and address system and software inefficiencies from a power-performance perspective.Analyze user needs and constraints to design optimized software solutions.Design and implement software subsystems for complex, large-scale products.Collaborate with hardware, systems, and test engineering teams to ensure cohesive system design.Produce and review detailed technical documentation for advanced software projects.Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. 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Qualcomm is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/applications.EEO Employer: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits :$94,200.00 - $141,200.00The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. 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