Engineer, SoC Performance

Technology, Data & Digital · IT Infrastructure & Security · Systems Engineering

In short

Qualcomm's Multimedia System Performance team seeks an Engineer to validate and optimize system-level performance across compute and mobile SoCs. The role involves pre- and post-silicon validation, analysis of performance metrics, debugging bottlenecks, and collaborating with various engineering teams to meet performance goals.

Responsibilities

Perform system-level performance validation and analysis on pre-silicon (RUMI, emulation, simulation) and post-silicon platforms.
Develop and execute multimedia and system-level performance workloads, test vectors, and concurrency use cases.
Collect, analyze, and debug performance metrics including bandwidth, latency, throughput, and QoS indicators.
Investigate performance bottlenecks across multimedia IPs, SMMU, cache, NoC, memory controller, DDR, power, and software domains.
Collaborate with Architecture, Design, DV, Software, Power, and Multimedia teams to drive issue resolution and performance optimization.
Contribute to automation, performance sign-off activities, technical reviews, and project deliverables.

Requirements

Master's/Bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
1-2 years of experience in embedded systems, SoC validation, system performance, or a related domain.
Strong analytical and system-level debugging skills.
Good programming skills in C and familiarity with Python/Shell scripting.
Understanding of Linux/Android OS fundamentals, scheduling, memory management, and kernel concepts.
Basic understanding of SoC architecture, memory hierarchy, interconnects (NoC), and performance analysis.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with pre-silicon platforms such as RUMI, emulation, FPGA, or simulation environments.
Exposure to multimedia subsystems including Display, Video, Camera, or Graphics.
Familiarity with performance profiling tools, counters, traces, and workload analysis.
Experience debugging system-level performance issues in mobile or compute SoCs.

Benefits

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer.
Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process for individuals with disabilities.
Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities.