Qualcomm
System Performance Engineer, Staff
$155K–$233K
San Diego, California · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Experience
- 4+ years of practical post-silicon power and performance analysis of complex SoCs, and 4+ years of work experience in a role requiring interaction with senior leadership (Sr. Director, Vice President level and above).
About the job
Leads system performance analysis and optimization for Qualcomm Snapdragon chipsets, focusing on power, performance, and thermal behavior across workloads and platforms.
What you'll do
- Profile concurrent system use cases and define performance and power analysis plans across CPU, GPU, and AI/ML workloads.
- Identify and triage SoC performance issues, determine root causes, and collaborate across teams on optimization solutions.
- Provide technical leadership and mentoring, develop team automation, and report findings and recommendations to stakeholders.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in Computer Engineering.
- 4+ years of practical post-silicon experience analyzing power and performance of complex SoCs; 4+ years in a role involving interaction with senior leadership.
Pay
$155,400.00 - $233,200.00 USD base salary
Tools
Android, Linux, Windows, Python, C/C++, ARM, Vulkan, OpenGL
AI focus
Analyzes system performance across AI/ML workloads.
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