System Performance Engineer (Server), Senior Staff

Position Overview

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is a leading technology innovator pushing the boundaries of what’s possible to enable next generation experiences and drive digital transformation. As a Qualcomm Systems Engineer on the System Performance Team, you will research, design, develop, simulate, and validate systems-level software, hardware, architecture, algorithms, and solutions that enable cutting‑edge technology. In this role, you will collaborate with software, hardware, and architecture teams to optimize power, performance, and thermal behavior of server systems, serving as a technical lead for junior engineers across multiple projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Enable, profile and analyze complex, concurrent system use-cases in both emulation and software environments (Android/Linux/Windows).
• Define and document performance and power analysis plans for system use-cases across multiple workloads (CPU, PCIe, CXL peripherals, GPU, AI/ML) including concurrent scenarios.
• Identify areas of performance optimization in the SoC for both software and hardware architectures.
• Direct triage of complex performance issues to determine root-cause and present results to internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product management, hardware, and software engineering, etc.) to implement optimal power, performance, and thermal solutions.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to engineers to successfully execute multiple programs.
• Prepare clear and concise reports and recommendations for product teams up to senior executives to drive business decisions and next generation architecture choices.
• Define and develop automation for the team to operate more efficiently.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Engineering.
• 10+ years of practical post-silicon experience in power and performance analysis of complex SoCs.
• 3+ years of work experience interfacing with senior leadership (Sr. Director, Vice President level and above).
• Strong programming and scripting skills (Python, C/C++).
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Self-starter, able to work independently.
• Understanding of memory hierarchy, system interconnects, ARM SoC concepts and architecture specifications (e.g., SMMU, GIC, Coresight-PMU, various bus interface protocols).
• Knowledge and experience in ARM v8 and v9 specifications and server benchmarks.
• Familiarity with industry power and performance benchmarks, system interactions, and dependencies.
• Experience with system power/performance analysis tools and techniques, computer hardware, and architecture.
• Understanding of software power management stacks and scheduler behavior.

Benefits & Perks

• Compensation: $179,000.00 - $268,400.00. This range reflects the broad minimum to maximum pay scale for this job code and location.
• Competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants.
• Highly competitive benefits package designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play.