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About the Role

As the Principal Memory Controller Architect, you will architect and develop next-generation custom memory controllers to enhance the performance of Cobalt CPUs. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-performance, efficient, and reliable SOCs and IPs, contributing to Microsoft's Intelligent Cloud mission.

Responsibilities

• Architecting and development of memory controllers
• Reviewing Memory technology roadmaps including DDR5, DDR6, LPDDR, HBM, Type 3 CXL-based Memory, RDIMM, MRDIMM, LP-MRDIMM, and emerging memory technologies
• Working closely with memory controller micro-architects, verification and validation to drive features into production
• Working with Vendors to evaluate IP and make recommendations
• Work with Performance Modeling team to develop cycle approximate model of the controller and analyze SOC/platform Azure workload results
• Working closely with Strategic Planning and Architecture as well as internal customers to understand workload and use case requirements with specific focus on identifying full stack optimization opportunities within the context of the overall memory hierarchy
• Collaborating across teams to come up with the best solution possible with a One Microsoft mindset
• Challenging the status quo with a growth mindset to push the envelope and enable world-class SOC products across Microsoft

Requirements

• Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 7+ years technical engineering experience OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 10+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements
• Must pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
• Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 15+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience
• 1+ year(s) experience working on or leading projects from beginning-to-end
• Delivered Architecture or Design or Verification specs for multiple generations of Memory Controllers
• Familiar with DDR JEDEC specs
• Experience in SoC memory hierarchy/architecture, and knowledge of emerging memory technologies

Experience Level

• Principal

Education Level

• Doctorate
• Master's Degree
• Bachelor's Degree

Salary/Compensations

• USD $165,600 - $296,400 per year (U.S. base range)
• USD $220,800 - $331,200 per year (San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area base range)

Benefits

• Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.

About the Company

• Microsoft Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) is the team behind Microsoft’s expanding Cloud Infrastructure and responsible for powering Microsoft’s “Intelligent Cloud” mission.
• SCHIE delivers the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's over 200 online businesses including Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, Teams, OneDrive, and the Microsoft Azure platform globally with our server and data center infrastructure, security and compliance, operations, globalization, and manageability solutions.
• Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering a trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide.
• The Compute Silicon & Manufacturing Engineering (CSME) organization within SCHIE is responsible for design, development, manufacturing and packaging of Microsoft's state-of-the-art computer chips, notably the Azure Cobalt.
• Our solutions provide sustainable strategic advantage to Microsoft and enable our customers to achieve more.
• As Microsoft's cloud business continues to grow the ability to deploy new offerings and hardware infrastructure on time, in high volume with high quality and lowest cost is of paramount importance.
• To achieve this goal, the CCDO team is instrumental in defining and delivering operational measures of success for hardware manufacturing, improving the planning process, quality, delivery, scale and sustainability related to Microsoft cloud hardware.
• We are looking for engineers with a dedicated passion for customer focused solutions, insight and industry knowledge to envision and implement future technical solutions that will manage and optimize the Cloud infrastructure.

Equal Opportunity

• 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.