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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # SoC Systems Performance Engineer, Senior Staff - **Company:** Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. - **Location:** San Diego, CA, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $179,000.0 - $268,400.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** LTE (Telecommunication), Wireless LAN, Artificial Intelligence, Systems Engineering, C++ (Programming Language), Information Systems, Linux, Microprocessors, Event-Driven Programming, SystemC, System on a Chip, Video Codec, Virtual Memory, Network Switches, Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), 5G NR, Audio Codec, Information Technology, Vlsi Design - **Published:** July 2, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/20c6dfe4-f2af-4131-87ad-f4ed6046f864 ## About the Role * Bachelor\'s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field. * 5+ years System Engineering or related work experience, * MS or PHD degree * 7+ years Systems Engineering or related work experience * Excellent communication and presentation skills * Industry experience required in one or more of the following areas: + Computer Architecture concepts, such as CPU, GPU, DSP, interconnects, shared memory, etc. + System or chipset development for SoC products, preferably in the mobile market + OS principles and HW/SW interaction + SoC bus, interconnect, memory technologies, memory controllers, scheduling, MMUs + Hands-on experience in using and modifying simulators and performance/power models, especially full-system models + SystemC and event driven simulators + Using code and/or system profiling tools + C/C++ programming + VLSI design and verification + Pragmatic scripting & automation skills + Familiarity with ARM, Linux + Familiarity with multimedia or communication technologies including audio codec, video codec, camera, WLAN, LTE and 5G ## Description Qualcomm\'s Chip Architecture multi-site team of systems engineers, hardware and software architects are driving analysis and defining next-generation architectures for our system-on-chip (SoC) products for mobile, automotive, Compute and other product categories. We have an exciting and dynamic technical position available with a focus on SoC performance analysis. The successful candidate will engage collaboratively across the company to work with architects and engineers in core HW design & verification, SW, marketing, and product planning teams, to: * Engineer market-leading SoC products with best-in-class performance * Lead and conduct performance and systems studies * Conduct or contribute to analysis to define our SOC architecture plans simultaneously taking into account performance, power and thermal * Collaborate with HW and SW teams to define best-in-class multimedia, modem, compute and memory technologies * Define complex use cases including new workloads (Gaming, AI) and infer systems requirements * Deploy simulators, profilers, or hardware to understand performance bottlenecks and provide quantitative justification for architectural changes or tuning * Directly apply computer architecture knowledge of CPUs, GPUs, DSPs, cache coherency, virtual memory, etc. * Effectively communicate and experimental results with technical leads and peers * Creatively overcome obstacles to obtain the answers to architectural questions * Invent and file patents on technical solutions to relevant problems *, Applicants: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mailor call Qualcomm\'s toll-free number found. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. 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