Low-Power Software Engineer

Project

Work done for a product or program.

• Profile power use of firmware and software across use cases.
• Implement sleep, wake-up and duty-cycling strategies in drivers.
• Tune interrupt and timer behaviour to maximise sleep residency.
• Reduce wake-ups and memory traffic in software stacks.
• Use power analysers to attribute energy to code paths.
• Set power budgets with hardware and system teams.

Function

Work that keeps the discipline running: methods, tools, suppliers and people.

• Build automated power regression tests.

Project

1. Produce and hand over the role's key deliverables
   • Power profiles and optimisation reports
   • Low-power driver and OS changes
   • Power regression test suites
   • Power budget documents
2. Support programsGeneral
   • Agree what each program needs
   • Deliver in time for milestones
3. Manage issuesGeneral
   • Track requests to closure
   • Escalate risks

Function

1. Run the functionGeneral
   • Maintain policies and processes
   • Keep records and controls
2. ImproveGeneral
   • Report performance
   • Lead improvement work