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Systems Engineer - Chipset Power, Senior Staff

San Diego, California, United States of AmericaFull-time$187k–$280k2026-09-29 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead cross-functional engineering teams to model, analyze, and optimize power efficiency for Snapdragon chipsets and SOC solutions across the design lifecycle.

Role type

Senior Staff Systems Engineer (Chipset Power)

Builds

Low-power Snapdragon chipsets and platform solutions

Domain

Semiconductors / Mobile SoC / Power Architecture

Required skills

Power architecture and tradeoff analysis, SOC/chipset power modeling, System-level power analysis, Low-power feature design, Hardware/software optimization for power, Cross-functional team leadership, Customer power requirement analysis

Preferred skills

15+ years experience in low power features, Architectural knowledge in application processor/modem/AR/VR/ML/IoT/automotive, Experience with present and future generation design optimization

Technologies

Snapdragon, SOC, Chipset, Application Processor, Modem Processor, AR/VR, Machine Learning, IoT, Automotive

Responsibilities

Lead cross-functional teams to model and optimize SOC/chipset power, Identify power requirements and quantify risk areas, Design power features and guide multi-function groups through the design cycle, Optimize power efficiency and performance of current and future designs, Interact with customers to address specific power requirements, Perform power modeling for customer-specific use cases

Seniority

Senior Staff, hands-on IC leadership