CareerPlan

Camera Power Engineer

San Diego, California, United States of AmericaFull-time$109k–$164k2026-09-17 → 2026-11-10

Core

Define, analyze, and optimize power consumption for multimedia cores (camera, video, computer vision) within System-on-Chip (SoC) designs to ensure efficiency across mobile, automotive, and IoT devices.

Role type

Staff Low Power Hardware Architect (Multimedia Power)

Builds

System-on-Chip (SoC) multimedia platforms for Snapdragon-powered devices

Domain

Semiconductor / Hardware Design / Power Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Low power design techniques, Power estimation and optimization tools (Synopsys PrimePower, Ansys Power Artist, Siemens PowerPro), SoC architecture, Multimedia IP (camera, video codecs, computer vision), Hardware design and verification

Preferred skills

Deep learning and machine learning for power modeling, Pre-silicon and post-silicon power validation

Technologies

Synopsys PrimePower, Ansys Power Artist, Siemens PowerPro

Responsibilities

Establish hardware core-level power targets and drive optimization strategies; Analyze and estimate power consumption using industry-standard tools; Validate power estimates against actual silicon measurements; Leverage deep learning to model and predict power consumption; Support multimedia core power optimization from pre-RTL to post-silicon stages; Collaborate with System Architects and Design Engineers on use case definition.

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC