Senior CPU Performance Verification Engineer
QualcommJob Title
Senior CPU Performance Verification Engineer
Role Summary
Work within the CPU engineering organization to verify and improve multi-core CPU performance. Collaborate with architecture, RTL, and design teams to analyze workloads, run performance simulations, and evaluate trade-offs between performance, power, and implementation cost.
Experience Level
Senior-level. (Title indicates senior role; no explicit years-of-experience specified.)
Responsibilities
Contribute to CPU performance verification across architecture and implementation phases.
- Plan and execute performance verification and analysis for multi-core CPU designs.
- Analyze workloads to identify performance bottlenecks and opportunities.
- Perform performance simulation studies of design alternatives and trade-offs.
- Collaborate with CPU Performance Architecture, RTL, and physical design teams to assess implementation cost and feasibility of features.
- Maintain and improve simulation and performance analysis environments to increase productivity.
- Participate as a technical contributor in design reviews and project meetings.
- Evaluate designs from concept through productization to meet customer and industry requirements.
Requirements
Key technical skills and experience expected for the role.
- Proven experience in CPU microarchitecture and performance analysis.
- Experience with performance simulation tools and environments.
- Ability to analyze real workloads and translate findings into microarchitectural improvements.
- Experience interfacing with RTL and design teams; familiarity with RTL-driven verification flows.
- Strong cross-discipline collaboration and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and drive moderately defined projects to delivery.
- Familiarity with low-power design trade-offs and multi-core system behavior is advantageous.
Education Requirements
Will accept a Master’s degree (or foreign academic equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field (as stated in the source posting).
About the Company
Company: Qualcomm
Headquarters: San Diego, California, United States
Qualcomm is a global leader in semiconductor and telecommunications equipment, specializing in mobile technologies and innovations. Known for its Adreno GPUs, the company provides solutions enabling advancements in mobile gaming, AI, VR/AR, and autonomous driving. Qualcomm's cutting-edge technology and commitment to high-performance, power-efficient designs drive the evolution of mobile graphics and connectivity worldwide.
