SoC Thermal Engineer
Core
Develop thermal analysis methodologies, tools, and strategies to optimize SoC thermal performance for smartphones, laptops, automotive, and VR headsets.
Role type
Senior IC SoC Thermal Engineer
Builds
SoC thermal analysis tools, mitigation strategies, and validated thermal performance for Qualcomm products
Domain
Semiconductor hardware engineering (SoC thermal management)
Required skills
Heat transfer mechanisms, CFD, Ansys Icepak/Flotherm, Python/Perl scripting, SoC stack knowledge, thermal measurement techniques
Preferred skills
Machine Learning algorithms/frameworks, thermal measurement equipment expertise
Technologies
Ansys Icepak, Ansys Flotherm, Python, Perl
Responsibilities
Develop SoC thermal analysis methodology for various product lines; Predict and improve thermally constrained scores (AnTuTu/Geekbench) using infrared imaging; Perform SoC-level thermal analysis to support architecture and PPA-T optimization; Recommend thermal mitigation strategies throughout the product development cycle.
