Summary

Posted: Nov 10, 2020

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number: 200187945

The Core OS team is looking for an outstanding software engineer to lead, design and implement new application processor's (CPU) power/performance algorithms. In this unique and highly visible role, you will be at the center of power/performance optimization efforts collaborating with multiple hardware and software teams and leading the adoption of your algorithms. You will also be required to prototype and explore novel CPU/SoC power management schemes. The influence of the proposed innovations will span across CPU micro-architecture, driver design, kernel scheduling schemes, global operating system and applications behavior, striving to satisfy both world class system performance and energy efficiency at the same time!

Key Qualifications

• Knowledge of microprocessor architectures and hardware/software dependencies
• Previous experience in writing and debugging complex kernel drivers
• Experience in performance tuning and analysis of systems
• Demonstrated innovative, critical thinking and troubleshooting skills
• Highly professional, with the ability to deliver solid work on tight schedules
• Excellent collaborative skills
• Outstanding written and verbal communication
• Knowledge of C and C++. ARM/x86 assembly is a plus.

• - 3+ years of experience in embedded power management
• - Consistent track record leading new technology development with hardware/software dependencies
• - Understanding of system and silicon power management, including clock management and DVFS
• - Understanding of common kernel scheduling schemes
• - Experience with system and silicon power modeling Experience with IOKit drivers on OS X or iOS is a plus