Senior Staff engineer- GPU Power Engineer
Technology, Data & Digital · Software & Web Development · Software Engineering · Embedded Systems
In short
Qualcomm is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer specializing in GPU Power Engineering for their Noida, India location. This role involves contributing to industry-leading energy efficiency for next-generation GPUs across various market segments. The ideal candidate will have at least 12 years of experience and expertise in RTL power optimization and analysis.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to power optimization efforts for GPU blocks and subsystems.
- Deliver industry-leading energy efficiency for Qualcomm next-generation GPUs.
- Perform Power Efficiency / Performance per watt analysis for the GPU from early feature specification stages to Silicon.
- Partner with hardware, software, and system-level design teams to support architectural, microarchitectural, and RTL-level power optimization strategies.
Requirements
- 12+ years of experience with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering/relevant technical field, or a Master's degree.
- Understanding of RTL power optimization fundamentals, including switching activity, clock/enable efficiency, and common low-power design patterns at the RTL level.
- Familiarity with RTL power analysis and optimization using tools such as PowerArtist, PTPX, PowerPro or equivalent.
- Familiarity with low-power design techniques, including clock gating, power gating, and managing dynamic vs. leakage power tradeoffs.
- Knowledge of Emulation Power flow and methodology.
- Knowledge of backend flows such as logic synthesis and place-and-route, and how RTL decisions impact post-layout power and timing.
- Hands-on experience of debugging RTL or gate-level power anomalies and identifying root-cause structures or scenarios.
- Strong Python programming skills for building automation scripts, data pipelines, and AI/ML-driven analysis flows for RTL power optimization.
- Excellent debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills using data-driven approach.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for documenting designs, methodologies, and best practices.
- Excellent collaboration skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity in a fast-paced, global team environment.
Desired Qualifications
- Knowledge of Graphics architecture
- Knowledge of OpenGL and(or) Vulkan API libraries
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