Microsoft · 1 day ago
Principal Logic Design Engineer
Raleigh, NC
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $275K/yr
8+ years expMicrosoft is a leading technology company focused on powering the Intelligent Cloud mission. They are seeking a Principal Logic Design Engineer to join their AI Silicon Engineering team, responsible for developing AI components and optimizing hardware infrastructure for cloud services.
Agentic AIApplication Performance ManagementArtificial Intelligence (AI)Business DevelopmentDevOpsInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyManagement Information SystemsNetwork SecuritySoftware
Responsibilities
Establish yourself as an integral member of a digital logic design team for the development of AI components with focus on micro-architectural based functions and features
Be responsible for the logic design/Register Transfer Level (RTL) entry, design quality including Lint, Clock Domain Crossing (CDC), Reset Domain Crossing (RDC), power etc., and timing closure of high-performance digital IP
Collaborate with the verification team to ensure the implementation meets both architectural and micro-architectural intent
Interface with physical design (PD), design for test (DFT), and other teams to optimize tradeoffs within the design
Provide technical leadership through mentorship and strong teamwork
Qualification
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
Preferred
8+ years expertise in digital logic design including microarchitecture specification development, RTL coding in Verilog/System Verilog, design verification collaboration, and CDC/Lint closure
7+ years of experience in synthesis, timing constraints, power / performance / area (PPA) trade-offs and post-silicon debug
10+ years of experience in one or more of the following – floating point arithmetic and datapath design, DMA design, subsystem designs/integration, or custom logic design
5+ years of experience leading logic design teams
Multiple successful ASIC tape outs in deep sub-micron technologies
Experience with scripting languages such as Python or Perl
Experience debugging designs as well as simulation environment
Knowledge of verification principles, testbenches, UVM, and coverage
Experience working on Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Machine Learning (ML) SoCs
Working knowledge of writing assertions, coverage and formal verification
Company
Microsoft
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