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Microsoft · 3 days ago

Principal Physical Design Engineer

Mountain View, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$140K/yr - $275K/yr

8+ years exp

Microsoft Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) is responsible for powering Microsoft’s Intelligent Cloud mission. They are seeking a Principal Physical Design Engineer to lead physical design tasks and improve design efficiency and performance for Microsoft cloud hardware.

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Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Lead the PnR convergence recipe development for designs in a subsystem/Subchip and lead the PnR convergence for designs within the subsystem/subchip

Collaborate with Architecture, design, and implementation teams to ensure that floorplan meets design requirements and constraints

Develop and implement methodologies and strategies to improve physical design efficiency and performance

Develop and implement methodologies and strategies to sign off blocks, subsystem/Subchip in the areas of static timing, physical verification, logics equivalence, low power verification and electromigration and IR drop

Conduct physical design reviews, identify and resolve design issues, and provide guidance to junior engineers

Work closely with cross-functional teams to drive project success and meet project milestones

Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies to continuously improve physical design processes and methodologies

Qualification

Physical DesignFloorplanningStatic Timing AnalysisPhysical VerificationCadence InnovusSynopsys DPCalibreSemiconductor Design PrinciplesEffective CommunicationTeamworkLeadership SkillsCross-functional Collaboration

Required

Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience

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

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 or Export Administration Regulations, 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 US. 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