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Qualcomm

Designs mobile chips and licenses wireless patents

CPU System and Compute Die Architect - CPU Engineering

Silicon & ASIC DesignConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeAustin, TX, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A master's degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering and 15 or more years of CPU and SoC architecture or similar experience.
  • Deep knowledge of microprocessor architecture, with expertise in one or more of the following areas: CPU system features such as interconnect protocols, timer synchronization, interrupt controllers, configuration access protocols, RAS, and safety mechanisms; compute dies and the complexities of designing a CPU with multiple dies, including die-to-die channel understanding; power and performance telemetry solutions, including architecture and performance monitoring; architecture and microarchitecture debug and trace, scan-dump, memory-dump mechanisms, and DFx technologies.
  • Excellent technical documentation skills and strong written and verbal communication abilities.
  • Understanding of software and firmware control loops and building system-level solutions.
  • Solid understanding of logic design principles, including timing and power implications.
  • A bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field and 8 or more years of relevant hardware, software, electrical, or systems engineering experience; or a master's degree in those fields and 7 or more years of relevant experience; or a PhD in those fields and 6 or more years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

  • Work with chip architects to understand architecture concepts and high-level system requirements.
  • Take a leadership role in developing the microarchitecture and design of high-performance CPU systems.
  • Prepare and present clear and comprehensive technical documentation for engineering teams, senior management, and internal partners.
  • Develop high-level architecture and microarchitecture specifications that can be translated to RTL design.
  • Collaborate with hardware, software, and firmware architects to develop an optimal end-to-end CPU system architecture.
  • Explore high-performance strategies in collaboration with the CPU modeling team.
  • Collaborate with software, firmware, and platform teams to enable CPU system features in products.

Desired Qualifications

  • Understanding of CPU and cluster architecture.
  • Understanding of high-performance and low-power microarchitecture techniques and trade-offs in CPU microarchitecture.
  • A master's degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering.

About the Company

Qualcomm

Designs mobile chips and licenses wireless patents

Qualcomm designs the Snapdragon processors and modems inside many Android phones, and it licenses its wireless patents to device makers around the world. It helped commercialize CDMA, the cellular technology behind 3G networks, and its patents cover core parts of the 4G and 5G standards that phones use to connect. The company does not run its own chip factories; contract foundries make its chips, which it sells to makers of phones, PCs, cars, and connected devices. Device makers also pay Qualcomm royalties for using its patented technology, which forms a second business alongside chip sales. Qualcomm was founded in 1985 and is based in San Diego, California.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
San Diego, CA
Founded
1985

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