Qualcomm
System Performance Modeling Engineer
$122K–$183K
San Diego, California · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Experience
- Preferably 2–5 years of SoC modeling and/or software development; new graduates may be considered with strong internships and motivation. Also states degree-dependent ASIC experience: bachelor's plus 2+ years, master's plus 1+ year, or PhD.
- Education
- Degree in Microelectronics, Computer Science, or related field. Minimum qualifications also specify a bachelor's or master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field, or a PhD.
About the job
Models and explores SoC platform architecture, especially NoC and memory systems, to assess performance and power trade-offs and inform future hardware designs.
What you'll do
- Run NoC topology and system memory architecture exploration, analyzing data to inform next-generation SoC requirements.
- Drive performance and power investigations across NoC, memory subsystem, system cache, and memory controllers.
- Develop, maintain, and document tools and modeling frameworks for architecture exploration and validation.
What they ask for
- Degree in Microelectronics, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Understanding of computer architecture, memory hierarchy, and system/platform architecture.
- Strong knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming (C++, Python).
- Understanding of interconnect protocols such as AHB/AXI/ACE/ACE-Lite and NoC concepts and topologies.
Nice to have
- Master's or PhD degree in a related field; strong mathematical background.
- Knowledge of memory controller, LPDDR, and DDR protocols; experience with architecture-oriented performance and power investigations is a plus.
Pay
$121,800.00 - $182,600.00 USD base salary
Tools
C++, Python, AHB, AXI, ACE, ACE-Lite, LPDDR, DDR
AI focus
Support exploratory methodology projects involving machine learning and data science.
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