Qualcomm International Inc., Mexico Branch Office

Data Center Engineering - Post Silicon Power and Performance Engineer at Qualcomm International Inc., Mexico Branch Office

Department: CPU Engineering

Compensation

$122,500 – $183,700/yr

Setup: On-site
Location: Austin, Texas
Type: Full-time
Level: senior
Posted: Jul 30, 2026

Description

Qualcomm is hiring a Data Center Post Silicon Power and Performance Engineer to characterize, debug, and optimize the performance and power consumption of complex server CPUs and SoCs. The role covers pre-silicon modeling, end-to-end performance and power analysis, silicon bring-up and validation, workload benchmarking, optimization strategy development, and collaboration with design, architecture, firmware, verification, and software teams. Candidates need a relevant bachelor's, master's, or PhD degree and 1–2+ years of related hardware, software, electrical, or systems engineering experience, with preferred experience in post-silicon SoC analysis, ARM architectures, and data center workloads.

Required Skills

CPU architecture
SoC architecture
System benchmarking
Power optimization
C/C++
Python
ARM architecture
SMMU
GIC
Coresight-PMU

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, plus 2+ years of related hardware, software, electrical, or systems engineering experience.
Required Previous Experiences: 2+ years of hardware, software, electrical, or systems engineering experience.
Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering.
5 to 10+ years of post-silicon performance and power analysis experience for SoCs.
Strong C/C++ and Python scripting skills.
Familiarity with data center CPU, memory, and I/O workloads.
Strong analytical skills for test planning and debugging.
Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Understanding of CPU, memory hierarchy, and system interconnects.
Knowledge and experience with ARM v8 and v9 specifications.
Knowledge of ARM SoC concepts and SMMU, GIC, Coresight-PMU, and Timer architectures.
Experience with modern laboratory equipment, including DAQs, protocol and logic analyzers, and oscilloscopes.