Silicon Engineer

Microsoft•Raleigh, NC

12h•$85,400 - $183,700

About The Position

Microsoft Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) is responsible for powering Microsoft’s “Intelligent Cloud” mission by delivering core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's online businesses. The Compute Silicon & Manufacturing Engineering (CSME) organization designs, develops, manufactures, and packages Microsoft's computer chips, such as the Azure Cobalt. The Verification & Validation team within CSME is crucial for defining and delivering operational measures of success for hardware manufacturing, improving planning, quality, delivery, scale, and sustainability for Microsoft cloud hardware. This role is for a Design Verification Engineer passionate about customer-focused solutions and industry insight to manage and optimize cloud infrastructure. Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more, fostering a culture of respect, integrity, accountability, inclusion, and a growth mindset.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field OR equivalent experience.
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements.
Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Citizenship & Citizenship Verification: 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 (ITAR) or Export Administration Regulations (EAR), 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 U.S. permanent 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.

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 1+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience.
Exposure to Coherent Hub Interface (CHI) and Advanced Microcontroller Bus Architecture (AMBA) protocols.
Exposure to one or more of the following: fabric interconnects, coherency, virtualization, security, interrupts, PCIe, CXL, and/or protocol bridges.
Understanding of IP verification from definition to silicon, including writing IP/block or subsystem level test plans, developing tests, debugging failures and coverage signoff.
Experience creating, maintaining, or integrating test benches, checkers and stimulus using Universal Verification Methodology (UVM), System Verilog Test Bench (SVTB), and optionally Python based post-processing checking.
Aptitude for writing scripts/software with industry standard languages like Python.
Experience applying generative AI to day-to-day tasks.

Responsibilities

Contributes to the verification of components used in Fabric Interconnect.
Learns about the design and interacts with partner teams to define verification strategies and test plans.
Develops UVM-based or Formal verification environments and run and debug simulations to drive quality.
Applies random-stimulus and coverage-based techniques to find bugs and meet test plan goals.
Innovates to improve verification efficiency through methodologies or tools.
Applies industry leading generative AI solutions to verification work.
Coaches and mentors others in your areas of expertise.
Demonstrates Microsoft core values: Customer Focus, Adaptability, Collaboration, Growth Mindset, Drive for Results, Influence for Impact, Judgement, and Diversity & Inclusion.
Embody our Culture and Values