Senior Staff engineer- GPU Power Engineer

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 6+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

OR

Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 5+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

OR

PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

GPU Power engineer :

( Location - Noida)

As a GPU RTL Power Engineer, you will contribute to power optimization efforts for GPU blocks and subsystems, delivering industry-leading energy efficiency for Qualcomm next-generation GPUs used in premium smartphones and adjacent market segments- Automotive / Compute / XR / AI . In this highly impactful role, you will be responsible for Power Efficiency / Performance per watt analysis for the GPU on industry standard Benchmarks/Games from early feature specification stages to Silicon. You will partner closely with hardware, software, and system-level design teams to support architectural, microarchitectural, and RTL-level power optimization strategies.

Minimum Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering/relevant technical field, or a Master's degree.
• Understanding of RTL power optimization fundamentals, including switching activity, clock/enable efficiency, and common low‑power design patterns at the RTL level.
• Familiarity with RTL power analysis and optimization using tools such as PowerArtist, PTPX, PowerPro or equivalent.
• Familiarity with low-power design techniques, including clock gating, power gating, and managing dynamic vs. leakage power tradeoffs.
• Knowledge of Emulation Power flow and methodology.
• Knowledge of backend flows such as logic synthesis and place‑and‑route, and how RTL decisions impact post‑layout power and timing.
• Hands-on experience of debugging RTL or gate‑level power anomalies and identifying root‑cause structures or scenarios.
• Strong Python programming skills for building automation scripts, data pipelines, and AI/ML‑driven analysis flows for RTL power optimization.
• Excellent debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills using data-driven approach.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for documenting designs, methodologies, and best practices. Excellent collaboration skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity in a fast-paced, global team environment.

Preferred Qualifications *

• Knowledge of Graphics architecture Knowledge of OpenGL and(or) Vulkan API libraries

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