JobsSystems Engineer - Chipset Power, Senior Staff
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Systems Engineer - Chipset Power, Senior Staff

Qualcomm

Location

San Diego, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

7/3/2026

Compensation

$179,000 - $268,400 per year

Master's with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202698.1% approval-22% YoY
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Job description

Qualcomm is seeking an experienced Chipset Power System Engineer to tackle power challenges and develop innovative solutions for optimizing power in Snapdragon chipsets. The role involves leading a cross-functional engineering team to model SOC/chipset power and enhance low power consumption. The engineer will participate in all design and development stages, focusing on power-efficient solutions. This position requires collaboration with various teams to achieve power targets and customer-specific requirements.

Requirements

  • A Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent field is required as a minimum.
  • 15 years of professional experience in low power features analysis and design at SOC, chipset, or platform level is preferred.
  • Architectural knowledge in application processor, modem processor, AR/VR, machine learning, IoT, automotive, or computing is preferred.
  • Experience in hardware or software design or optimizations of low power features is required.
  • Proficiency in system level power modeling and analysis is necessary.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct power architecture and tradeoff analysis.
  • Perform chipset and system level power modeling, analysis, and optimization for SOC, chipset, and platform solutions.
  • Identify power requirements and quantify power gap/risk areas.
  • Optimize power efficiency and performance of current generation designs and help architect future products.
  • Guide multi-function groups through the design cycle to realize the power targets set forth at the project's inception.
  • Design power features and collaborate with cross-functional teams including systems, software, hardware, silicon process, and production test.
  • Engage with customers to promote chipset capabilities and address specific power requirements.
  • Model power for customer-specific use cases and designs.

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.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Qualcomm Technologies Inc

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

198

FY2026

Approval rate

98.1%

FY2026

LCA certified

59,278

FY2026

Entry-level share

0.0%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

-22%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

+30%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

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Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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