Qualcomm
Thermal Limits Engineer, Senior Staff
$187K–$280K
San Diego, California · On-site · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 2, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years of practical post-silicon experience in power and performance analysis of complex SoCs (preferred).
- Education
- Master’s degree in Computer Engineering (preferred).
About the job
Leads system performance engineering to develop and validate thermal, electrical, and power-management strategies for Qualcomm products, with priority on server needs.
What you'll do
- Define thermal and limits-management strategies, and conduct silicon- and system-level testing and validation.
- Analyze power, performance, and thermal behavior across workloads; investigate complex issues and recommend optimizations.
- Lead cross-functional engineering activities, mentor engineers, and develop automation using generative AI tools.
Nice to have
- 10+ years of practical post-silicon experience analyzing power and performance of complex SoCs.
- Experience with power/performance benchmarks, computer hardware and architecture, server thermal or electrical requirements, ARM systems, and analysis tools.
Pay
$186,700.00 - $280,100.00 USD base salary
Tools
Python, C/C++, ARM v8, ARM v9, SMMU, GIC, Coresight-PMU
AI focus
Define and develop automation and leverage generative AI tools to improve team efficiency.
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