Senior Physical Design Engineer

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Join us to achieve this by building the world’s computer. The Artificial Intelligence Silicon Engineering team is seeking passionate, driven, and intellectually curious computer/electrical engineers to deliver premium-quality designs once considered impossible.   We are responsible for delivering cutting-edge AI designs that can perform complex and high-performance functions in an extremely efficient manner.  

 

We are looking for a Senior Physical Design Engineer to work in the dynamic Microsoft Artificial Intelligence System on Chip (AISoC) Silicon team.  The candidate must be a highly motivated self-starter who will thrive in this cutting-edge technical environment.  You will be part of the design team, driving many facets of high performance, high bandwidth designs.  

 

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Responsibilities

In this role you will: 

• As a Senior Physical Design Engineer, you will be responsible for Physical Design tasks at block, subsystem, sub-chip, and/or full-chip level.  The tasks will include Floorplanning, Synthesis, Placement, CTS and custom clocking, Routing, Static Timing, Physical Verification, Formal Equivalency, Power Efficiency, IR-Drop, and EM.  You may also be involved in Physical Design flow development/automation and evaluation of and recommendations for technology, IP, and vendor selection. 

• You are expected to be able to work with limited direction, have keen attention to detail, and be able to provide crisp status of progress, issues, and risks on the program to the management team.  Occasional travel may be required. 

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications 

• Bachelor's or Master’s in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field with 8+ years of experience 

• Experience in tapeouts of complex ASICs in leading edge technology 

  

 

Microsoft Cloud Background Check: 

• 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.  

 

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

 

 

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Experience Level

Senior Level