CPU Power Management Firmware Developer - Limits Management

Company:

Qualcomm India Private Limited

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Software Engineering

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 Software Engineer, you will design, develop, create, modify, and validate embedded and cloud edge software, applications, and/or specialized utility programs that launch cutting‑edge, world‑class products that meet and exceed customer needs.

Qualcomm Software Engineers collaborate with systems, hardware, architecture, test engineers, and other teams to design system‑level software solutions and obtain information on performance requirements and interfaces.

As a CPU Power Management FW Developer, you are responsible for working with a team on the enablement of the power management solution for Qualcomm’s custom CPUs. You will collaborate internally to help define and implement embedded firmware to manage operation of the CPU subsystem within the allocated power and thermal budgets. You will also be responsible for helping characterize and tune this solution for all Qualcomm SoCs utilizing Qualcomm custom CPUs.

In the CPU Power Management FW developer role, with focus on limits management, you will be working closely both with the hardware power management and firmware development teams. You will have an opportunity to engage with third parties on enablement of new platforms, as well as providing input to our SoC and platform architects on future designs.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• Master’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• 2+ years of work experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
• Education:
  
  Bachelors – Computer Science, Bachelors – Engineering, Bachelors – Information Systems.
• Work experience:
  
  4+ years experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.; 8+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

• BS/MS in Electrical, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science (or equivalent professional experience) with 8 to 12 years experience in embedded firmware development.
• Self‑starter who takes initiative and brings technical leadership.
• Proficient writing and debugging C and assembly.
• Driver development experience in RTOS or OS Kernel environments.
• Demonstrated development experience with embedded OSes such as Zephyr, eCos, uC/OS or FreeRTOS.
• Experience developing for pre‑silicon environments including simulators and FPGA emulation.
• Experience developing, characterizing and tuning solutions for power limiting, thermal limiting for an SoC subsystem will be a considerable plus.
• Familiarity with ARM v8 architecture. Development experience for an ARMv8 platform is a plus.

• Drive the firmware design, implementation and verification, in pre‑silicon and post‑silicon environments.
• Assist in the definition of Limits management solutions for future generation of Qualcomm CPUs.
• Actively engage with open source communities to contribute support for processor architectures, device drivers, and firmware features.
• Assist in identifying skill requirements and in hiring engineers, collaborating with other teams on platform bring‑up/debug/diags, firmware lifecycle, etc.

• Frequently transports between offices, buildings, and campuses up to one‑half mile.
• Frequently transports and installs equipment up to 5 lbs.
• Performs required tasks at various heights (e.g., standing or sitting).
• Monitors and utilizes computers and test equipment for more than six hours a day.
• Continuous communication which includes the comprehension of…