Qualcomm International Inc., Mexico Branch Office

Lead CPU Performance Analysis Engineer at Qualcomm International Inc., Mexico Branch Office

Department: SoC Architecture

Compensation

$272,900 – $409,300/yr

Setup: On-site
Location: California · Austin, Texas · +1
Type: Full-time
Level: lead/mgmt
Posted: Sep 17, 2026

Description

Qualcomm is hiring a Lead CPU Performance Analysis Engineer to analyze and tune CPU performance, develop micro-benchmarks and workload-tracing tools, characterize workloads on silicon and performance simulators, and build competitive performance prediction models. The role requires strong computer architecture, operating-system, scripting, and C/C++/assembly skills, along with a bachelor's, master's, or PhD degree and the specified years of systems engineering or related experience. It is open in Santa Clara, San Diego, and Austin, with a disclosed pay range of $272,900 to $409,300.

Required Skills

Computer architecture
Bash scripting
C/C++
CPU performance models
Workload tracing
Micro-benchmarking

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
Required Previous Experiences: 8+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience
2+ years of experience in system architecture technology areas and products
Preferred Qualifications: Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science with 12+ years of relevant work experience
Experience with hardware performance profiling and binary instrumentation tools
Experience characterizing industry-standard benchmarks and workloads
Experience writing micro-benchmarks for CPU or SoC performance
Experience developing trace-collection tools for CPU performance simulators
Experience with CPU performance simulators and analytical models
Experience with operating-system internals, system programming, and compilers
Knowledge of the competitive landscape and server and client industry trends