The System Performance Engineering Lead at Qualcomm will focus on optimizing power, performance, and thermal behavior of systems primarily for the server business unit. This role involves collaboration with software, hardware, and architecture teams to ensure product thermal and electrical requirements are met. The lead will leverage advanced systems knowledge to research, simulate, and validate performance across multiple projects. The position requires strong leadership and technical management skills to guide engineers and drive engineering excellence.

• Master’s degree in Computer Engineering
• 10+ years of practical post-silicon experience in power and performance analysis of complex SoCs
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently
• Experience with industry power and performance benchmarks
• Working experience in computer hardware and architecture
• Experience with server thermal and/or electrical requirements
• Understanding of memory hierarchy and system interconnects
• Understanding of ARM SoC concepts and architecture specifications
• Knowledge of ARM v8 and v9 specifications
• Understanding of system power/performance analysis tools and techniques
• Knowledge of SW Power management stacks and scheduler behavior
• Strong programming and scripting skills in Python and C/C++

• Identify sustained and transient thermal and electrical requirements and lead investigations around limits management hardware architectures and protection mechanisms.
• Define and develop next generation thermal and limits management strategies for Qualcomm products.
• Conduct thermal and limit systems testing and validation on silicon and system-level platforms.
• Work closely with power and performance teams to optimize thermal and power trade-offs.
• Define and document thermal, performance and power analysis plans for system use-cases across multiple workloads.
• Identify areas of performance optimization in the SoC for both software and hardware architectures.
• Direct triage of complex performance issues to determine root-cause and present results to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement optimal power, performance, and thermal solutions.
• Provide technical management, mentor, and guide engineers to successfully execute multiple programs.
• Plan tasks, prioritize activities, and track progress.
• Define and develop automation and leverage generative AI tools for team efficiency.
• Prepare clear and concise reports and recommendations for product teams to drive business decisions.

• Qualcomm offers competitive compensation, annual bonuses, stock programs, comprehensive healthcare coverage, retirement plans, wellness programs, parental leave, flexible work options, and professional development opportunities.