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Company:Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Job Area:Engineering Group, Engineering Group > SoC ArchitectureGeneral Summary: Qualcomm’s SoC Platform Architecture team defines platform architectures & solutions enabling the next-generation of system-on-chip (SoC) products across Qualcomm’s business lines including compute, automotive, mobile, wearables, XR and IoT. Our team performs analysis, defines, and delivers innovative and scalable architectures in key technologies including heterogenous compute, memory systems, interconnects, multimedia, AI/ML, multi-die, power management and more. We collaborate directly with software, systems, design, product marketing, and customers.We are seeking exceptional architects to join us in our mission to innovate and deliver the most advanced and scalable SoC platform architectures in the industry. If you’re passionate about shaping the future of the world’s most advanced technologies, we want to hear from you!Skills/Experience:
Excellent communication, documentation, and interpersonal skills with ability to convey proposals and interact effectively across a distributed multi-discipline organization
Strong foundation of silicon design principles and architectural trade-offs
Ability to span and connect levels of abstraction across system-design, high-level languages, OS, HW/SW interface, micro-architecture, and silicon implementation
Background in architecture (IP or SoC), and/or front-end design/verification (micro-architecture)
Demonstrated deep technical knowledge and achievements at the SoC, sub-system or large IP levels as micro-architect or architect
Ability to apply appropriate abstractions and quantitative analysis for problem definition and solutions
Experience in using, improving, and developing a variety of tools for analysis, such as functional and performance simulators, profilers, cache analyzers, etc.
Programming ability for modeling and automation (OOP C, Python preferred) with experience in software development best practices including reviews, unit-testing, version control, etc.
Ability and desire to develop and improve architecture methodologies for experiments and analysis
Role Description: A successful candidate will perform hands-on technical contribution and engage collaboratively with the other SoC & IP architects, designers, systems engineers, and software engineers to develop scalable and reusable SoC architecture & solutions enabling market-leading SoC products. In this highly visible and collaborative role, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to innovate, lead and deliver architectural solutions which will have significant impact on the technical direction and competitiveness of Qualcomm’s products.Possible assignments depending on need, experience, and skills:
Architect market-leading mobile, compute, automotive, wearables, XR, IoT and other SoC products with best-in-class performance and power
Conduct hands-on workload analysis including algorithm optimization and analysis of performance and/or power characterizations to help define our SoC architecture plans
Directly apply computer architecture knowledge of SoCs, CPUs, GPUs, DSPs, cache coherency, virtual memory, etc.
Carry out and present architectural investigations and studies (including literature and state-of-the-art surveys)
Gain understanding of Qualcomm’s platform architectures and IPs to identify opportunities for advancement and improvement
Communicate results and technical concepts clearly and credibly across audiences ranging from individual engineers to architecture peers and leads
Review architectural proposals of architecture peers and collaborators
Creatively overcome obstacles to obtain the answers to architectural questions
Write and deliver architectural specifications which may include reference models/implementations
Use quantitative analysis, including application of existing or newly developed analytical models to guide architectural exploration
Develop architectural simulation models and/or perform simulations to support studies and proposals
Advance architectural tooling and methodologies
Invent and file patents on technical solutions to relevant problems
Qualifications:
BS degree in EE/ECE/CE/CS or related field required; MS or PhD highly desired
7+ years of SoC/IP architecture or micro-architecture/front-end-design
Candidates with primarily a micro-architecture/design background must have contributions that demonstrate higher-level analysis and design
Additional Experience and Expertise (the more the better)
SoC architectures including heterogeneous compute, NoC/interconnect, memory-systems, multicore, multi-die, cache hierarchies, shared memory, I/O, coherency, compression, security
AI & Machine Learning
Control and Real-time systems
High-level Operating Systems (e.g., Android, Linux, Windows)
Real-time operating systems (e.g., Zephyr, FreeRTOS)
Reset, Clocking and Boot Architecture
Resource and Power Management
System-level debug
Safety, reliability, and high-resilience/high-availability systems
Front-end Digital Hardware Design or Verification
Arm system architectures (e.g., Cortex-A, Cortex-R, Cortex-M, Coresight)
High-speed I/O (USB, PCIe, CXL)
External memory and storage architectures (e.g., LPDDR, NANDFlash, NORFlash)
Networking & Connectivity (e.g., Ethernet, WLAN, Cellular, CAN)
Behavioral, functional and performance modeling
Power and/or performance optimization through simulation & modeling
Simulator architectures and frameworks (C or Python-based preferred)
Analytical modeling for performance and power
Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.ORMaster's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.ORPhD 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).Although this role has some expected minor physical activity, this should not deter otherwise qualified applicants from applying. If you are an individual with a physical or mental disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, please call Qualcomm’s toll-free number found here (https://qualcomm.service-now.com/hrpublic?id=hrpublicarticleview&sysparmarticle=KB0039028) for assistance. Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, to support individuals with disabilities as part of our ongoing efforts to create an accessible workplace.Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer and supports workforce diversity.To all Staffing and Recruiting Agencies : Our Careers Site is only for individuals seeking a job at Qualcomm. Staffing and recruiting agencies and individuals being represented by an agency are not authorized to use this site or to submit profiles, applications or resumes, and any such submissions will be considered unsolicited. Qualcomm does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications from agencies. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Qualcomm employees or any other company location. Qualcomm is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/applications.EEO Employer: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification. Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.Pay range: $156,500.00 - $234,500.00The 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!If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers (http://www.qualcomm.com/contact/corporate) .EEO Employer: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification
