Qualcomm
CPU Performance Research Engineer
$176K–$263K
Santa Clara, California +1 · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 2, 2026
- Location
- Santa Clara, California
Austin, Texas - Experience
- Minimums include 2+ years of CPU Architecture work experience and 2+ years of programming work experience. Related engineering experience: bachelor's degree plus 4+ years, master's plus 3+ years, or PhD plus 2+ years. The posting also lists master's plus 2+ years of Systems Engineering or related experience, or PhD plus 1+ years; preferred qualification: MS or PhD in Computer Architecture with 4+ years of practical experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's, master's, or PhD in Computer Architecture, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, as applicable to the stated experience alternatives.
About the job
Researches and models novel CPU architectures and performance ideas, evaluates workloads and bottlenecks, and collaborates with architecture and RTL teams on feasibility and implementation cost.
What you'll do
- Explore and evaluate new CPU performance ideas and microarchitectures; prototype features in an architectural performance model.
- Analyze workloads to find performance bottlenecks and opportunities.
- Collaborate with CPU architecture, RTL, and performance teams to assess feature feasibility and improve the simulation environment.
What they ask for
- At least 2 years of CPU Architecture work experience.
- At least 2 years of programming work experience (e.g., C, C++).
- A bachelor's, master's, or PhD in a listed related field, with the corresponding 4+, 3+, or 2+ years of related engineering experience, respectively.
- Proficiency in one or more CPU architecture areas.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of OS internals and compiler technology.
- Experience with performance modeling environments and common performance benchmarks and workloads.
Pay
$175,600.00 - $263,400.00 USD base salary
Tools
C, C++, Perl, Python
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