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Systems Performance Lead – PPT Systems Engineering

Systems Performance Lead – PPT Systems Engineering

CompanyQualcomm
LocationSan Diego, CA, USA
Salary$218300 – $327500
TypeFull-Time
DegreesMaster’s
Experience LevelExpert or higher

Requirements

  • Master’s degree in Computer Engineering
  • 15+ years of practical post-silicon experience of power and performance analysis of complex SoCs
  • 3+ years of work experience in a role requiring interaction 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 and able to work independently
  • Understanding of memory hierarchy, and system interconnects
  • Understanding of ARM SoC concepts and architecture specifications like SMMU, GIC, Coresight-PMU, and various bus interface protocols
  • Knowledge and experience in ARM v8 and v9 specifications
  • Experience with Vulkan, OpenGL, DX12, or CUDA
  • Understanding of industry power and performance benchmarks along with system interaction and dependencies
  • System power/performance analysis tools and techniques
  • Computer hardware and architecture understanding
  • Knowledge of SW Power management stacks and scheduler behavior

Responsibilities

  • Managing a team of engineers to enable and profile 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, GPU, AI/ML) as well as 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
  • Mentor and guide engineers to successfully execute multiple programs
  • Prepare clear and concise reports and recommendations for product teams up to senior executives to help drive business decisions and next generation architecture choices
  • Defining and developing automation for the team to operate more efficiently

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in Computer Engineering
  • 15+ years of practical post-silicon experience of power and performance analysis of complex SoCs
  • 3+ years of work experience in a role requiring interaction 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 and able to work independently
  • Understanding of memory hierarchy, and system interconnects
  • Understanding of ARM SoC concepts and architecture specifications like SMMU, GIC, Coresight-PMU, and various bus interface protocols
  • Knowledge and experience in ARM v8 and v9 specifications
  • Experience with Vulkan, OpenGL, DX12, or CUDA
  • Understanding of industry power and performance benchmarks along with system interaction and dependencies
  • System power/performance analysis tools and techniques
  • Computer hardware and architecture understanding
  • Knowledge of SW Power management stacks and scheduler behavior