Qualcomm
#Software Engineer - Power and Limits Management
$100K–$149K
San Diego, California · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 21, 2026
- Experience
- 1 to 3 years of academic or industry experience (preferred qualifications).
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- This position is not eligible for Qualcomm immigration sponsorship.
About the job
Develops power and limits management software for Qualcomm chipsets, improving efficiency and performance from pre-silicon evaluation through commercialization.
What you'll do
- Analyze requirements and design software for power-efficient current and next-generation chipsets.
- Analyze existing software and recommend optimizations to performance, memory, and power utilization.
- Develop tools for silicon profiling, validation, and debugging; participate in pre-silicon evaluations and sign-offs.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
Nice to have
- Academic or industry experience with computer architecture, real-time operating systems, C/ASM, embedded debugging, compilers/linkers, Python, embedded software, machine learning, Agile/Kanban, or Perforce/Git.
- ARM architecture preferred.
Pay
$99,500.00 - $149,300.00 USD base salary
Tools
ARM, C/ASM, JTAG, Python, Perforce, Git, Android, Kanban
AI focus
Machine learning on datasets spanning product architecture generations and IoE/IoT sectors is listed as a technical domain; machine learning is also a preferred qualification.
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