Data Center SoC Power & Limits Architect

## Data Center SoC Power & Limits Architect San Diego, California, United States of America Apply Now Find out how well you match with this jobJob ID3092396##
** Company:
** Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.##
** Job Area:
** Engineering Group, Engineering Group  ASICS Engineering
** General

Summary:

** The Data Center Power & Limits Architect will define and drive next-generation
** power management, thermal, and system limits architecture
** for large-scale compute platforms (SOC, servers, racks, and cluster-level deployments).With AI/HPC workloads pushing infrastructure to electrical and thermal limits, this role is responsible for enabling
** maximum sustained performance within constrained power, cooling, and reliability envelopes
** by architecting end-to-end power and limits systems across silicon, platform, and data center infrastructure.
** Key Responsibilities
**** 1. Power & Limits Architecture Definition
*** Define holistic
** power, thermal, and electrical limits architecture
** across silicon, board, system, rack, and cluster levels
* Architect
** power budgeting, allocation, and enforcement mechanisms
** across CPU, GPU, memory, accelerators, and I/O
* Develop strategies to maximize performance under
** datacenter-level constraints** (rack power caps, cooling limits, PUE targets)
** 2. Dynamic Control & Optimization
*** Architect advanced
** dynamic power control systems (e.g., DVFS/DCVS, AVS-like systems)
** for fast transient response
* Design
** closed-loop control systems
** using telemetry and feedback to optimize performance vs. constraints
* Develop
** proactive and reactive limit management** (thermal throttling, power capping, workload shaping)
** 3. Telemetry & System Integration
*** Define requirements and interfaces for
** telemetry infrastructure** (sensors, BMC, firmware, system SW)
* Enable
** real-time monitoring and decision making
** across system layers
* Ensure integration with platform controllers (e.g.,
** BMC/EC**, rack management, orchestration layers)
** 4. Cross-Layer Co-Design
*** Collaborate with:  + Silicon/SoC architects (power islands, regulators, sensors)  + Platform teams (VRs, PDN, cooling)  + Software/firmware teams (power management algorithms)  + Data center infrastructure teams (rack-level optimization)
* Define
** hardware/software partitioning
** for limits enforcement with minimal overhead
** 5. Modeling, Simulation & Validation
*** Develop system-level models (MATLAB/Simulink, architectural simulators) to:  + Predict performance vs. power/thermal constraints  + Evaluate algorithms and architecture trade-offs
* Perform
** workload-driven analysis
** to validate architecture decisions
** 6. Innovation & Future Architecture
*** Drive innovations in:  + Power delivery efficiency  + Thermal-aware scheduling  + AI workload-aware limits  + Rack/cluster-level power orchestration
* Define next-generation architectures to support
** scaling AI/HPC performance under constrained infrastructure
**** Required Qualifications**
* ** 10+ years
** of experience in power architecture, system architecture, or related domains
* Deep expertise in:  + Power management systems and limits control  + Thermal and electrical constraints in high-performance systems  + DVFS/DCVS, power capping, and control systems
* Strong understanding of:  + Data center/server architecture (CPU/GPU/accelerators, memory systems)  + Power delivery networks (VRs, PDN, rack power distribution)  + Telemetry, sensors, and system monitoring
* Experience with modeling and analysis tools (e.g., MATLAB, Python)
*
* Minimum Qualifications:

*
* • Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
OR  Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 5+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
OR  PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.

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