Microsoft · 20 hours ago
Principal Silicon DV Engineer
United States, Texas, Austin
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $275K/yr
8+ years expMicrosoft is a leading technology company that powers the Intelligent Cloud mission through its Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering team. They are seeking a Principal Silicon DV Engineer to define and lead verification strategies, collaborate with teams on development, and innovate verification efficiency in hardware manufacturing.
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Responsibilities
Define & lead verification strategies, Quality and test plans
Collaborating with team members and partner teams to define/drive develop and integrate DV test content, automation solution for ATE platform
Management of multiple development activities across a variety of product groups
Development of System and Silicon Debug tools/Capabilities and support silicon debug
Develop verification environments and run and debug simulations to drive quality
Innovate to improve verification efficiency through methodologies or tools
Apply industry leading generative AI solutions to verification work
Experience creating, maintaining, or integrating test benches, checkers and stimulus using System Verilog Test Bench (SVTB), UVM and/or C
Aptitude for writing scripts/software with industry standard languages like Python
Coach and mentor others in your areas of expertise
Demonstrate Microsoft core values: Customer Focus, Adaptability, Collaboration, Growth Mindset, Drive for Results, Influence for Impact, Judgement, and Diversity & Inclusion
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
Preferred
Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 8+ 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
1+ year(s) experience working on or leading projects from beginning-to-end
5+ years of pre-silicon SOC, chip level or sub-system verification experience
Company
Microsoft
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