Job Description

Microsoft is a highly innovative company that collaborates across disciplines to produce cutting edge technology that changes our world. Microsoft\xe2\x80\x99s 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 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.Microsoft\xe2\x80\x99s 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:ResponsibilitiesYou will be part of the SOC design team driving many facets of high performance, high bandwidth designs. The tasks will include working on 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:QualificationsRequired qualifications

• 9+ years of related technical engineering experience

OR Bachelor\'s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience or internship experienceOR Master\'s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience or internship experienceOR Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience or internship experience.

• 8+ years of experience delivering successful IP or Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC)/SOC designs.
• 5+ years expertise in Digital Design including microarchitecture specification development, RTL coding in Verilog/System Verilog and Clock Domain Crossing (CDC)/LINT closure.
• 5+ years of experience in Synthesis, Timing constraints, Power, Performance, Area (PPA) trade-offs
• 3+ years of experience with post-silicon debug
• 1+ years of experience with UPF

Preferred qualifications

• 12+ years technical engineering experience

OR Bachelor\'s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 10+ years technical engineering experienceOR Master\'s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 8+ years technical engineering experienceOR Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience.

• 6+ years of experience working on SOC integration
• 6+ years of experience with LINT/Clock Domain Crossing (CDC)/Reset Domain Crossing (RDC) closure
• 5+ years of experience with Synthesis, Timing constraints and UPF
• Experience with industry standard interfaces such as AXI, APB, JTAG
• Experience with writing System Verilog assertions
• Experience with scripting languages such as Perl or Python
• Track record of successful tapeouts in deep sub-micron technologies
• Experience with multiple post silicon bringup and validation cycles
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to facilitate collaboration across Microsoft internal groups and external vendors
• Ability and willingness to adapt and work on variety of designs

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.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. 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 .

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