JobsData Center Engineering - Post Silicon Power and Performance Engineer. Sr. Staff/Principal
Data Center Engineering - Post Silicon Power and Performance Engineer. Sr. Staff/Principal
QualcommData Center Engineering - Post Silicon Power and Performance Engineer. Sr. Staff/Principal
QualcommLocation
Austin, TX
Type
Full-time
Posted
6/11/2026
Compensation
$179,000 - $268,400 per year
Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
Approval 97.1%·Filings 1,170·New hires 255·
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·FY 2025Job description
As a Senior Data Center Post Silicon Power and Performance Engineer at Qualcomm, you will focus on characterizing, debugging, and optimizing the performance and power consumption of complex SoCs and systems. You will develop methodologies and validation plans while ensuring that newly arrived silicon meets performance and power efficiency standards. This role involves collaboration with various teams to evaluate CPU and system performance and provide feedback for next-generation server CPUs. Your expertise will drive technical innovation in CPU performance and power validation.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering.
- 12 to 20+ years of practical experience in post silicon performance and power analysis of SoCs.
- Strong programming/scripting skills in C/C++ and Python.
- Familiarity with Data Center workloads, including CPU, memory, and IO bound workloads.
- Strong analytical skills for test plan creation and debugging.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Responsibilities
- Characterize Data Center workloads on systems to provide inputs into pre-Si modeling and projection.
- Define and execute end-to-end performance and power analysis plans for complex server CPUs and systems.
- Debug issues found during pre-silicon, bring-up, validation, and production phases of SOC programs.
- Define an optimization strategy that delivers world-class CPU workload performance.
- Lead collaborative test approaches with multiple teams and track test execution.
- Work closely with supporting teams to ensure readiness for first silicon arrival and evaluate CPU and system performance.
- Develop deep knowledge of CPU architecture, SoC system architecture, and benchmarking techniques.
- Drive technical innovation to enhance capabilities in CPU performance and power validation.
Benefits
- Qualcomm offers competitive compensation, annual bonuses, stock programs, comprehensive healthcare coverage, retirement plans, wellness programs, parental leave, flexible work options, and professional development opportunities.
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