Qualcomm
Always On Subsystem Power Management Firmware Engineer to Always On Subsystem Power Management Firmware Engineer
$146K–$218K
San Diego, California · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Experience
- 4+ years with a bachelor's degree, 3+ years with a master's degree, or 2+ years with a PhD in ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work. Preferred: 6+ years of related experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field.
About the job
Develop and enable embedded firmware for Qualcomm SoCs’ Always On subsystem to manage power and thermal limits, collaborating with hardware, firmware, and platform teams and helping characterize IP.
What you'll do
- Define and implement embedded firmware for Always On subsystem power management and distribution of allocated power and thermal budgets.
- Work with hardware power-management and firmware teams, and support third-party enablement of new platforms.
- Help characterize existing and new IPs and provide input to SoC and platform architects on future designs.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of related ASIC experience; or a Master’s degree and 3+ years; or a PhD and 2+ years.
- Experience in ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
- 6+ years of related ASIC experience; experience with architecture/design tools, scripting/programming languages, design verification methods, or senior-leadership interaction.
Pay
$145,600.00 - $218,400.00 USD base salary
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