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About the Role

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, including the Azure Cobalt. This role is crucial for defining and delivering operational measures of success for hardware manufacturing, improving planning, quality, delivery, scale, and sustainability for Microsoft cloud hardware.

Responsibilities

Experience and knowledge on Synthesis, RTL / DFT feedback, and Timing Constraints.
Responsible for RTL to GDS implementation in Physical Design for flagship projects.
Coordinate with CAD, RTL/Design, DFT, Architecture, Power & Performance, and Technology teams, as well as internal/external partners.
Influence design tools, flows, and methodologies through a data-driven approach.
Demonstrate technical expertise across Physical Design & Timing Signoff domains.
Lead and manage floor-planning and design planning to optimize timing-critical and large sub-chips for power, performance, and area (PPA).
Drive end-to-end execution from synthesis through place-and-route, ensuring completion of all signoff stages.
Make sound technical trade-offs between power, area, and timing.
Foster collaboration across teams with a One Microsoft mindset.
Provide clear communication on project status and planning.
Demonstrate Microsoft core values: Customer Focus, Adaptability, Collaboration, Growth Mindset, Drive for Results, Influence for Impact, Judgement, and Diversity & Inclusion.

Requirements

Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 1+ year(s) technical engineering experience OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ 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.
Must provide proof of country of citizenship or US residency/protected status for export control assessment.
Must verify citizenship with a valid passport or other documents for lawful permanent residents, refugees, and asylees.

Skills

Synthesis
RTL / DFT feedback
Timing Constraints
RTL to GDS implementation
Physical Design
Timing Signoff
Floor-planning
Design planning
Place-and-route
Physical verification
EMIR
Formal equivalence
Low-power verification
Power, performance, and area (PPA) optimization
Clock tree synthesis (CTS)
EDA tools (Synopsys or Cadence)
Engineering Change Order (ECO) implementation
Perl scripting
TCL scripting
Python scripting

Location

U.S.

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Senior
8+ years of experience in semiconductor design (preferred)

Education Level

Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
BS/MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering or any related degree (preferred)

Salary/Compensations

USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year (U.S. typical base pay range)
USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year (San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area)

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.

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.