CareerPlan

Principal Power Systems Engineer: Snapdragon Compute Chipsets

San Diego, California, United States of AmericaFull-time$217k–$325k2026-09-29 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead cross-functional engineering teams to model SOC/chipset power and optimize hardware/software for next-generation Snapdragon Compute Chipsets to achieve world-class low power consumption.

Role type

Principal Power Systems Engineer (Chipset/SOC)

Builds

Next-generation Snapdragon Compute Chipsets and platform solutions

Domain

Semiconductors / Mobile Computing / Power Systems

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Power architecture and tradeoff analysis, SOC/chipset power modeling and optimization, Low power feature design, System-level power analysis, Hardware/software co-design for power efficiency, Machine learning network understanding for compute applications

Preferred skills

Architectural knowledge in application processor, modem processor, AR/XR, machine learning, mobile or computing, System knowledge of mobile SOC or chipset, Hardware or software design of low power features

Technologies

Snapdragon Compute Chipsets, SOC, Modem Processor, AR/XR, Machine Learning Networks

Responsibilities

Power architecture and tradeoff analysis, Chipset and system level power modeling, analysis and optimization, Identify power requirements and quantify power gap/risk areas, Optimize power efficiency and performance of present generation designs, Guide multi-function groups through the design cycle, Design of power features and work with cross functional teams, Customer interaction to understand and address specific power requirements, Power modeling of customer-specific use cases and designs

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC & strategy