Qualcomm CPU RTL Power Engineer 

United States, Texas, Austin 

929659148

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > CPU Engineering

We are hiring talented engineers for CPU RTL Power targeted for high performance, low power devices. In this role, you will be responsible for all key aspects of CPU power modeling and analysis, and RTL power estimation and optimization of high-performance energy efficient CPU designs.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

Required qualifications

● BS degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 3 - 8 years of CPU RTL power modeling and estimation experience.

● Deep understanding of CPU or ASIC low power design including expertise in active and Idle power optimization, RTL clock gating techniques, CPU power modeling and analysis for power/performance tradeoffs and battery life projections

● Working knowledge of Verilog and/or VHDL with hands-on experience in low-power simulation tools such as PowerArtist and PTPX.

● Knowledge of logic design principles along with power and timing implications.

Preferred qualifications

● MS degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering with at least 3 years of practical experience

● Very good understanding of low power minimization techniques

● Experience using a scripting language such as Perl or Python

● Strong problem solving, organizational and communication skills, and ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

Roles and Responsibilities

As an RTL Power engineer you will own and/or participate in the following tasks:

● Estimate/analyze RTL power for CPU modules (using PowerArtist or equivalent tool) and optimize power at various stages of the design to meet targets working with architecture, RTL, verification and physical design teams

● Create comprehensive CPU power models, identify early power targets and achieve correlation with physical design, and analyze power/performance/area tradeoffs

● Build scripts (using Python/Perl) to automate power estimation/analysis flow and create algorithms to analyze complex HW throttling mechanisms to achieve peak CPU performance within EDP, TDP and peak current limits.

Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.

Pay range:

$139,000.00 - $208,000.00