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

Qualcomm

Location

San Diego, CA, Austin, TX, Santa Clara, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

10/15/2026

Compensation

$186,700 - $280,100 per year

Master's with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202698.1% approval-22% YoY
👑 Elite sponsor

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 engineer will lead a cross-functional team to model SOC/chipset power and enhance low power consumption. This role involves guiding the design and development cycles to ensure power-efficient solutions. The engineer will also interact with customers to understand specific power requirements and advertise chipset capabilities.

Requirements

  • A Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent field is required.
  • 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 preferred.
  • Experience in system level power modeling and analysis is preferred.

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 power targets.
  • Design power features and collaborate with cross-functional teams including systems, software, hardware, 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

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

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

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