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We are looking for a Principal SoC Design Engineer to work in the dynamic Microsoft Artificial Intelligence System on Chip (AISoC) Silicon team. The candidate must be a highly motivated self-starter who will thrive in this cutting-edge technical environment.
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Responsibilities
You will be part of the SOC design team driving many facets of high performance, high bandwidth AI accelerator designs. The tasks will include working on verification of Intellectual Property (IP) microarchitecture specification, Register Transfer Level (RTL) design, System on Chip (SOC) integration including clocking and resets, Synthesis and static checks such as Lint and Clock/Reset domain crossings. Throughout the program you will be interacting with various teams, including architecture, verification, and physical design, ensuring that the design is implemented and verified to the spec.
Qualifications
- Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience
- OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience
- OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience
- OR equivalent experience.
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to, the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
- This role will require access to information that is controlled for export under export control regulations, potentially under the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations or Export Administration Regulations, the EU Dual Use Regulation, and/or other export control regulations. As a condition of employment, the successful candidate will be required to provide either proof of their country of citizenship or proof of their US. residency or other protected status (e.g., under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) for assessment of eligibility to access the export-controlled information. To meet this legal requirement, and as a condition of employment, the successful candidate’s citizenship will be verified with a valid passport. Lawful permanent residents, refugees, and asylees may verify status using other documents, where applicable.
Preferred Qualifications
10+ years expertise in Verification of SoC complexes
8+ years of experience delivering successful IP or Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC)/SOC designs.
8+ years of experience in Lint, CD/RDC, Smoke, Synthesis, Timing constraints, Power, Performance, Area (PPA) trade-offs and Post-Silicon Debug
Experience with SoC Verification and Integration
Experience with Clocking and reset
Experience with Complex algorithmic designs for AI usages
Experience with Script development.
Silicon Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 - $274,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $188,000 - $304,200 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
Skills Required
- Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field plus 3+ years of technical engineering experience
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field plus 6+ years of technical engineering experience
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field plus 8+ years of technical engineering experience
- Equivalent engineering education and experience
- Ability to pass Microsoft's Cloud Background Check and applicable customer or government security screenings
- Ability to satisfy export-control eligibility requirements and provide citizenship or residency documentation
- 10+ years of experience verifying complex SoCs
- 8+ years of experience delivering IP, ASIC, or SoC designs
- 8+ years of experience with lint, clock/reset domain crossings, smoke testing, synthesis, timing constraints, PPA trade-offs, and post-silicon debugging
- Experience with SoC verification and integration
- Experience with clocking and reset design
- Experience with complex algorithmic AI designs
- Experience developing scripts
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