Senior Silicon Engineer

The Microsoft Silicon Engineering and Solutions Team is seeking a Senior Silicon E ngineer to join our central software team. This team drives state-of-the-art converged solutions, software tools, and automation to support silicon design areas such as RTL & VIP Design, Design Verification, Validation, DFT, Emulation, PD Handoff and IP integration. This role supports software security efforts within the team and brings expertise in application security engineering as well as general software engineering best practices to existing and new designs.

Relocation assistance is availbale for this role.

Responsibilities

Develop, enhance, and integrate flows and automation for organization-wide use.  

Implement software best practices within the Computer Aided Design (CAD) Software team.

Work with stakeholders across the Microsoft Silicon group to implement secure software solutions.

Mentor team members and summer interns. 

Embody our Culture (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about/corporate-values) and Values (https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/culture)

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:     

7 years of related technical engineering experience

OR Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 4 years technical engineering experience or internship experience

OR Masters degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 3 years technical engineering experience or internship experience

OR Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field. 

Knowledge of common programming paradigms (Object-Oriented, Functional,etc)  

Experience with Software as a Service platforms (Azure DevOps, JIRA), CICD (continuous integration and continuous delivery) systems and version control systems.

Other Requirements:

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 Qualifications:   

Experience writing scripts/software with industry standard languages like Python, Tcl, Perl, C/C (Python Preferred

Well-rounded and familiar with silicon design Tools, Flows and Methodologies.  

Understanding of application security best practices in software designs.

Knowledge of Computer Architecture, as well as CPU/SoC design principles.  

Knowledge of Azure environments, Azure Security and DevOps concepts

Understanding of Software Development Best practices

Exposure to Design and Verification execution and flows/infrastructure that is used

Silicon Engineering IC4 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $117,200 – $229,200 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $153,600 – $250,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 29, 2024

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .