Staff SoC Performance Architect

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ID 3090191

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group >

SoC Architecture General Summary:

Qualcomm Data Center team is developing High performance, Energy efficient server solution for data center applications. We are looking for highly talented, innovative, teamwork-oriented individuals for our cutting-edge technology work! As a SoC Performance Architect, you will create performance and power models for the fabric NoC / DRAM controller / IO blocks for server-class SoCs, correlate models against RTL behavior, prototype ideas and help productize performance/power features for future SoC designs.

Minimum Skill sets:

MS in Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Electrical Engineer with 3 years of experience in SoC performance/power modeling Strong grasp of the computer architecture fundamentals especially in the areas of interconnects, traffic QoS, distributed caches, coherency flows, DRAM controller and IO (PCIe) flows Proficient in C++ and Perl / Python Exposure to performance analysis and debug Ability to independently identify, troubleshoot and solve performance problems

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience. OR Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience. OR PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience. • 2+ years of experience in one or more system architecture technology areas and products (e.g., Power System, Shared Resource Management, Limits/Thermal Management, Hardware Islands). Preferred qualifications MS in Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Electrical Engineer with 6 years of experience in CPU / SoC performance/power modeling, analysis / debug Expertise in one or more of these functional areas: Coherent fabrics based on the

AMBA CHI / AXI

protocol Memory controller designs for

LPDDR5, DDR5 IO

controllers and fabric bridges for PCIe / CXL / CCIX Strong background in building fast, accurate SoC / CPU performance models C++ Exposure to testing and debugging performance issues in pre- and post-silicon environments Demonstrable experience in productizing features that improve performance/power characteristics of a design Role and Responsibilities Develop a SoC performance/power model for blocks such as interconnect NoCs, distributed system caches, memory controllers, IO controllers Verify model correctness by writing unit-tests and debugging mismatches against expectations Identify ideas for improving the SoC's performance/power characteristics. Prototype the idea in the performance/power model and thoroughly characterize it Work with architects and RTL developers to productize the improvements identified through detailed studies Conduct RTL performance verification. This will involve creation of verification plans and directed tests / checkers Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail disability-accomodations@qualcomm.com or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here . Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries). To all

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Other Compensation & Benefits :

$167,000.00 - $250,600.00 The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer - and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link . If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers . Insights from previous hires Top skills Compilers Debugging Compiler Design Algorithms Android Automation Testing Previously worked at Previously worked as 1. Senior Lead Engineer 2. Senior Software Engineer 3. Principal Engineer 4. Senior Engineer 5. Principal Software Engineer Similar jobs Senior SoC Performance Architect Santa Clara, California, United States of America SoC Architecture Posted 3 months ago SoC Performance Architect Santa Clara, California, United States of America + 3 more SoC Architecture Posted a year ago SoC Systems Performance Engineer, Senior Staff San Diego, California, United States of America PPT Systems Engineering Posted 2 months ago Linux & Firmware Developer - Qualcomm Custom CPU Post-Silicon Team Santa Clara, California, United States of America CPU Engineering Posted 2 months ago Senior Design Verification Engineer Santa Clara, California, United States of America ASICS Engineering Posted 3 months ago CPU Performance Modeling Engineer (RISC-V) - Hod HaSharon Hod Hasharon, Haifa District, Israel Modem Technologies Posted 7 days ago Principal CPU Systems Debug Architecture/RTL Engineer Santa Clara, California, United States of America CPU Engineering Posted a year ago SOC Platform Architect San Diego, California, United States of America + 1 more SoC Architecture Posted 15 days ago CPU Server Physical Design Engineer Santa Clara, California, United States of America CPU Engineering Posted 8 days ago CPU Micro-architect/RTL Designer (Multiple Locations) Austin, Texas, United States of America + 1 more CPU Engineering Posted a month ago