Qualcomm
SOC Power Architecture Engineer
$109K–$164K
San Diego, California · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
About the job
Develops and validates power-optimized multimedia hardware and system architecture for next-generation SoCs, including power modeling, analysis, and feature implementation.
What you'll do
- Prototype on-target power optimization features and analyze waveforms; establish use-case and hardware-core power targets.
- Develop multimedia hardware and systems architecture, power projection models, and architectural trade-off analyses.
- Work with hardware and software design teams to implement and validate power features and targets from concept through implementation.
What they ask for
- Solid foundation in Electrical Systems Engineering and Digital Logic Design.
- Understanding of digital-system hardware microarchitecture and ASIC implementation flow from concept to production.
- Knowledge of system-level low-power design and ability to model and analyze power at system and core levels.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
Nice to have
- Experience with video encoder/decoder or camera systems and architecture, power modeling/verification/simulation tools, or high-level synthesis tools and flow.
- Competitive analysis and Machine Learning workload analysis experience.
Pay
USD $109,400.00 - $164,200.00 base salary
Tools
ASIC, Machine Learning
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