GPU Research Engineer- AI

3 weeks ago


San Diego, United States Qualcomm Full time

Company: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Job Area: Engineering Group, Engineering Group > GPU ASICS Engineering General Summary: Qualcomm’s GPU Research Team is seeking innovative GPU architects to advance state‑of‑the‑art capabilities in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and General‑Purpose GPU (GPGPU) computing. This is a unique opportunity to design next‑generation GPU architectures that power everything from mobile devices to Windows on Snapdragon (WoS) compute platforms and large‑scale data center GPUs. What You’ll Do Collaborate with other GPU architects to design new hardware features and enhance existing GPU architectures for accelerating GPGPU, ML, and AI workloads. Develop architectural solutions for diverse platforms, including mobile, WoS, and data center GPUs. Work closely with software teams, hardware design teams, standardization bodies, and internal/external partners to deliver cutting‑edge solutions. Participate in open‑source GPGPU/ML/AI projects and contribute to industry‑leading initiatives. Influence the evolution of GPU capabilities for advanced use cases such as large language models (LLMs) and large vision models (LVMs). Required Skills Strong understanding of GPU architectures, programming models, and application domains. Proficiency with APIs such as OpenCL, CUDA, Vulkan, or Direct3D 12. Solid programming skills in C/C++. Familiarity with Python is a strong plus. Preferred Skills Hands‑on experience in development, debugging, and optimization of CUDA and OpenCL kernels, as well as GPU compute shaders. Deep understanding of quantization techniques and data types for large language models (LLMs) and large vision models (LVMs). Experience designing GPU hardware features for ML/AI acceleration. Contributions to well‑known open‑source projects with a proven track record. Experience with open‑source projects such as llama.cpp, vLLM, or similar frameworks is a big plus. Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of relevant experience. Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of relevant experience. PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of relevant experience. Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. For accommodation inquiries, email disability-accomodations@qualcomm.com. Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations as requested. Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits: $161,800.00 - $242,600.00 The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales‑incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link. If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers. #J-18808-Ljbffr



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