CPU RTL Power Design -Staff/Sr Staf/Principal Eng

 
Company: Qualcomm India Private Limited
 
Job Area: Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Hardware Engineering
General Summary:
As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm Hardware Engineer, you will plan, design, optimize, verify, and test electronic systems, bring-up yield, circuits, mechanical systems, Digital/Analog/RF/optical systems, equipment and packaging, test systems, FPGA, and/or DSP systems that launch cutting-edge, world class products. Qualcomm Hardware Engineers collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop solutions and meet performance requirements.
Minimum Qualifications:
"¢ Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 8+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

OR
Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 7+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

OR
PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
General Summary:
We are hiring talented engineers for CPU RTL Power targeted for high performance, low power devices. In this role, you will be responsible for all key aspects of CPU power modeling and analysis, and RTL power estimation and optimization of high-performance energy efficient CPU designs.
Required qualifications
— BS degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 15+ years of CPU RTL power modeling and estimation experience.
— Deep understanding of CPU or ASIC low power design including expertise in active and Idle power optimization, RTL clock gating techniques, CPU power modeling and analysis for power/performance tradeoffs and battery life projections
— Working knowledge of Verilog and/or VHDL with hands-on experience in low-power simulation tools such as PowerArtist and PTPX.
— Knowledge of logic design principles along with power and timing implications.
Preferred qualifications
— MS degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering with at least 3 years of practical experience
— Very good understanding of low power minimization techniques
— Experience using a scripting language such as Perl or Python
— Strong problem solving, organizational and communication skills, and ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
Roles and Responsibilities
As an RTL Power engineer you will own and/or participate in the following tasks:
— Estimate/analyze RTL power for CPU modules (using PowerArtist or equivalent tool) and optimize power at various stages of the design to meet targets working with architecture, RTL, verification and physical design teams
— Create comprehensive CPU power models, identify early power targets and achieve correlation with physical design, and analyze power/performance/area tradeoffs
— Build scripts (using Python/Perl) to automate power estimation/analysis flow and create algorithms to analyze complex HW throttling mechanisms to achieve peak CPU performance within EDP, TDP and peak current limits.


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