Principal CPU Power Modeling Engineer; San Diego, CA

Position: Principal CPU Power Modeling Engineer (San Diego, CA)
Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group  CPU Engineering General

Summary:

As a Principal CPU Power Modeling Engineer, you will define and drive the strategy, methodology, and execution of CPU power modeling across multiple product segments, including Mobile, Compute, and XR/VR.You will lead the development of benchmark-driven and workload-based power modeling frameworks, working closely with product and software teams to model real-world use cases. Your work will directly influence architecture, design trade-offs, and product-level power optimization.

Required skill/experience

Deep expertise in CPU power modeling and analysis

Strong understanding of CPU microarchitecture and performance-power trade-offs Proven experience in benchmark analysis and workload characterization

Proficiency in Python, TCL, or Perl

Preferred Qualifications Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Experience developing scalable workload-driven power modeling methodologies

Familiarity with industry-standard CPU benchmarks

Strong collaboration experience with software and product teams

Experience in pre-silicon and post-silicon power correlation

Exposure to multi-segment product development (Mobile, Compute, XR/VR)

Key Responsibilities Define and lead CPU power modeling strategy across business units

Develop benchmark-driven and workload-based power models

Collaborate with software and product teams to define workloads

Analyze power across real-world scenarios and provide optimization insights

Generate power-performance trade-off curves

Drive collaboration with architecture and performance teams
- Lead pre- to post-silicon power correlation efforts

Mentor engineers and improve modeling infrastructure

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

ORMaster's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 7+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

ORPhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

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