Microsoft · 4 days ago
Senior Hardware/Firmware Engineer
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$120K/yr - $235K/yr
5+ years expMicrosoft is a leading technology company committed to empowering individuals and organizations globally. They are seeking a Senior Hardware/Firmware Engineer to join the SPARC team, focusing on innovating hardware designs to enhance their cloud infrastructure and services.
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Responsibilities
Architect CPU or GPU compute infrastructures as well as newer security technologies
Understand & evaluate the architectural choices & their impact to platform infrastructure
Develop production quality (BMC, BIOS) FW to prove various prototypes
Work with open-ended problem statements and identify problem statements themselves
Qualification
Required
Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience
4+ years of experience in between CPU/GPU/Platform architecture, design & validation
4+ years of experience in firmware and software, collaborating seamlessly with FW/SW teams to architect and design optimal solutions
4+ years of experience in USB architectural expertise & experience and ability to understand, develop and optimize the USB driver FW
4+ years of experience and expertise in pre-silicon HW design and validation OR ability to develop/debug platform level (FW/HW) interactions. Later one has more weightage for this role
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
Preferred
Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience
Good understanding of newer platform architectures is a plus
Proven and demonstrable skill in C/C++ and Python; Knowledge of Rust is good to have
Familiarity with PCIe TDISP architecture is a plus but not required
Wear multiple hats to seamlessly transition between architecture & development
Company
Microsoft
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