Graphics; GPU Hardware Project Engineer

General

Summary:

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drive digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. Our growth strategy includes core technology development of the Adreno GPU to satisfy an ever-growing breadth of markets and use cases, including Snapdragon application processors for mobile (Android), laptops (Windows), VR (headsets), AR, hand-held gaming, wearables and others (you can imagine…) We need extremely smart & engaged individuals to play key roles in this large & diverse team with one mission: make the best GPUs possible, for all markets.

Role

The Project Engineer (PE) is the overall technical lead for a core development project throughout a given phase (Architecture, Development, Productization, or all three). They partner with Product Managers (PdM) on product requirements, priorities, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and customer/competitive needs – including customer meetings;
They partner with Program Managers (PM) on schedule, milestones, execution metrics, and processes;
But mostly, the PE is focused on the technical (engineering) aspects across functional teams & domains such as system architecture & modeling, hardware design, verification, silicon implementation, validation, and ultimately, product launch of the SOC (System on Chip) to OEMs and consumers. Important decisions are made almost daily, and always for the “best” possible product (priorities depend on market/tier) within reasonable risk parameters, to ensure success.

These products will determine the margin (profitability) & Qualcomm share of the corresponding markets – and you’ll see them being used by millions of people in the real world.

Responsibilities may include

• Partner with all engineering teams (inside/outside GPU HW) on definition, execution and delivery (of GPUs to products)

• Act as technical liaison between GPU HW engineering and PdM, understand the challenges on each side, and encourage communication, cooperation, collaboration & compromise

• Participate in Product/Roadmap planning (PdM + Engineering) using cost/benefit analysis & trade-offs (e.g. NRE vs. AUC)

• Contribute to strategic direction of GPU cores (research, architecture, feature set) for long-term success

• Quickly learn new technical domains/topics that arise in GPU/AP products/methods/markets, from transistors to tools to competing ecosystem solutions

• Ownership of technology development, execution, and communication across technology teams

• Drive industry best practices for ASIC engineering incl. efficient development across large-scale worldwide teams

• Resolve key technical issues across teams with end goals of efficiency & best product possible

• Organize & drive technical mtgs for brainstorm/problem solving, tiger teams, summits & system high level design reviews

• Ensure that new proposals are being vetted & filed for potential patent applications

• Interact daily with many individuals on worldwide team (onsite/online) to ensure forward progress & issues are identified early

• Drive resolution via technical (not political) priorities when there are conflicts and tradeoffs within & outside GPU team

• Respond efficiently to Business Unit (BU), Chipset PE, Chipset/GPU PdM & Customer requests/queries

• Represent the GPU eng team in SOC forums & upper mgmt. meetings/discussions (incl. written & verbal communication)

• Communication of technical solution/options internally and externally (chipset/customer/counterparts) as needed

• Availability in key meetings (online & on-site) pertinent to the technical discussions above

• Engineering risk and impact analysis to make the best decisions

• Drive and mandate quality goals in conjunction with PM

• Ensure that the product meets/exceeds the market needs (as defined by PdM)

• Take risks (wisely) when necessary to “compete strongly” in the given market

• Define and deliver innovative ideas/initiatives and work on broadly defined self-guided opportunities

• Follow defined processes but also drive process improvements (as needed)…