Qualcomm
SOC Power Architect
$174K–$262K
San Diego, California · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 23, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years of strong experience in power and limits systems. Minimum qualifications also state 6+ years with a bachelor's degree, 5+ years with a master's degree, or 4+ years with a PhD in a related field, in ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work.
- Education
- Bachelor's, master's, or PhD in Science, Engineering, or a related field.
About the job
Defines and develops power-control and limit architectures that maximize system performance while enforcing thermal and electrical limits, with minimal software intervention.
What you'll do
- Develop the next-generation power and limits system, including a fast DCVS system for power-delivery transient response.
- Define power and limits architecture and microarchitecture, considering interactions with system, software, and product teams.
- Support power-control and limits design for compute-intensive systems, including CPU, GPU, and NSP.
What they ask for
- Strong experience in power and limits systems.
- Familiarity with UPF and power-domain crossing.
- Experience with low-power design methodology and clock-domain-crossing designs.
- Proficiency in Perl and Python scripting.
Nice to have
- Expertise in post-Si debug.
Pay
$174,400.00 - $261,600.00 USD base salary
Tools
UPF, Perl, Python
AI focus
Develops power and limits systems for compute-intensive applications including AI systems.
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