Qualcomm
CPU Performance Modeling Engineer (Multiple Levels)
$176K–$263K
Santa Clara, California +1 · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 2, 2026
- Location
- Santa Clara, California
Austin, Texas - Experience
- Requirements vary by degree: 4+ years of related engineering experience with a bachelor’s, 3+ years with a master’s, or 2+ years with a PhD; also 2+ years of CPU Architecture and 2+ years of programming experience. The posting separately lists 2+ years of Systems Engineering or related experience for a bachelor’s or master’s, and 1+ years for a PhD.
- Education
- Bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD in Computer Architecture, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
About the job
Develops and evaluates CPU performance features through workload analysis, simulation, and performance modeling, collaborating with architecture and RTL teams to improve CPU products.
What you'll do
- Analyze workloads to find performance bottlenecks and run simulation studies of design alternatives.
- Write and maintain CPU architectural performance model features and improve the simulation environment.
- Collaborate with architecture and RTL teams to assess feature opportunities and implementation costs.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD in a stated related field, with the applicable work experience listed in the posting.
- 2+ years of CPU Architecture work experience.
- 2+ years of programming work experience (e.g., C, C++).
- Proficiency in one or more CPU architecture areas, such as fetch, decode, branch prediction, execution units, caches, or MMU.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of OS internals, compiler technology, performance modeling environments, and common performance benchmarks and workloads.
- Proficiency in scripting languages such as Perl or Python.
Pay
$175,600.00 - $263,400.00 (base salary)
Tools
C, C++, Perl, Python
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