Overview

Microsoft is a highly innovative company that collaborates across disciplines to produce cutting edge technology that changes our world. Microsoft's Silicon team builds custom silicon for a diverse set of systems ranging from innovative consumer products like Xbox to high-performance Azure cloud servers, clients, and augmented reality.

We are looking for a Senior Logic Design Engineer to work in the dynamic Microsoft Artificial Intelligence System on Chip (AISoC) Silicon team. The candidate is a motivated self-starter who will thrive in this cutting-edge technical environment.

Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

In this role you will:

• Establish yourself as an integral member of a digital logic design team for the development of AI components with focus on micro-architectural based functions and features.
• Be responsible for the logic design/Register Transfer Level (RTL) entry, design quality including Lint, Clock Domain Crossing (CDC), Reset Domain Crossing (RDC), power etc., and timing closure of high performance digital IP.
• Collaborate with the verification team to ensure the implementation meets both architectural and micro-architectural intent.
• Interface with physical design (PD), design for test (DFT), and other teams to optimize tradeoffs within the design.
• Provide technical leadership through mentorship and teamwork.

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• 7+ years of related technical engineering experience
  • OR Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience or internship experience
  • OR Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience or internship experience
  • OR Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 4+ years expertise in digital logic design including microarchitecture specification development, RTL coding in Verilog/System Verilog, design verification collaboration, and CDC/Lint closure.
• 4+ years of experience in synthesis, timing constraints, power / performance / area (PPA) trade-offs and post-silicon debug

Other Requirments

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.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years of industry experience in logic design delivering complex solutions
• Track record of successful ASIC tape outs in deep sub-micron technologies
• Scripting language such as Python or Perl
• Experience in one or more of the following - floating point arithmetic and datapath design, high performance DMA design, subsystem designs/integration and custom logic design
• Substantial background in debugging designs as well as simulation environment
• Knowledge of verification principles, testbenches, UVM, and coverage
• Experience working on Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Machine Learning (ML) SoCs
• Working knowledge of writing assertions, coverage and formal verification

Silicon Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $112,000 - $218,400 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 $145,800 - $238,600 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: US corporate pay information | Microsoft Careers

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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