Job Summary

Seeking an experienced SoC Power Architect to drive power-efficient architectures for next-generation SoCs. The role focuses on optimizing exploring new features to optimize dynamic power , Vmin reduction, leakage power , use case energy footprint across SOC infra , CLK tree power, power modelling includinglab characterization of SOC infra energy impacts residency profiles of use-cases, data analysis

Responsibilities

- Exploring new SoC-level power architecture optimization features, architecture dependencies with different IP blocks. Driving cross-functional technical evaluations of new features across multiple stakeholders
- Energy latency sensitivity study of dynamic power reduction techniques DVFS, clock gating, power gating, Micro/Macro power collapse periods
- Analyze and optimize Vmin margins, power-performance tradeoffs, and silicon robustness.
- SOC infrastructure power optimization techniques by studying infra utilization based on use-case profiles ,
- Island use-cases flows, constraints in micro macro -idle power optimization techniques,
- Drive leakage reduction and low-power design techniques across advanced process nodes.
- Evaluate productive techniques to manage voltage droops, overshoots, thermal electrical limits




- Handson experience in developing MATLAB models to quantify PPA KPI of power architecture features
- SPICE simulationsto backup SOC/System level architecture features heling optimize Voltage droops, overshoots dynamic load-line management

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor's/Master's degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or related field.
- 8+ years of experience in SoC Power Architecture, Energy Management Low-Power Design.

- Strong expertise in

- Dynamic Power Optimization

- Vmin Analysis and Margining

- Leakage Power Reduction
- Low-Power Design Techniques

- PDN/Power Integrity Analysis
- DVFS, Clock Gating, Power Gating
- Hands-on experience with:
- MATLAB Modeling, SPICE Simulations, Lab power/perf data crunching

Minimum Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
- Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
- PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.

📌 Staff Engineer - SoC Power Architecture (Bengaluru)
🏢 Qualcomm
📍 Bengaluru