Principal Design Verification Engineer

Microsoft is a highly innovative company that collaborates across disciplines to produce cutting edge technology that changes our world. Microsoft’s Silicon team builds custom silicon for a diverse set of systems ranging from innovative consumer products like Xbox to high-performance Azure cloud servers, clients, and augmented reality. 

We are looking for a Principal Design Verification Engineer to work in the dynamic Microsoft Artificial Intelligence System on Chip (AISoC) Silicon team. The candidate should be a highly motivated self-starter who will thrive in this cutting-edge technical environment. 

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond. 

Required Qualifications:

• 9+ years of related technical engineering experience
  • OR Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience or internship experience
  • OR Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience or internship experience
  • OR Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience.
• 9+ years of experience in design verification with a proven track record of delivering high performance IP, SS or SOC testbenches.
• 9+ years of experience with verification for multiple product cycles from definition to Silicon, including writing test plans, developing tests, debugging failures and coverage signoff in C++ and Universal Verification Methodology (UVM).
• 9+ years of experience debugging Register Transfer Level (RTL) designs as well as simulation and/or emulation environments.

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:

• 15+ years of experience in design verification.
• Verification experience for an IP or SS related to CPUs, VPUs, GPUs, Tensor unit, or similar.
• Experience working on Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Machine Learning (ML) SoCs. 
• 6+ years of experience with scripting languages such as Python or Perl.
• Hands-on experience in Formal property verification, formal verification of computational data path designs.

Silicon Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $133,600 - $256,800 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 $173,200 - $282,200 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 May 6, 2024

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.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

The AISoC silicon team is seeking a passionate, driven, and intellectually curious computer/electrical engineer to deliver premium-quality designs once considered impossible. We are responsible for delivering cutting-edge, custom Intellectual Property (IP) and system on chip (SoC) designs that can perform complex and high-performance functions in an extremely efficient manner. 

• Own verification of complex IP(s) for the development of custom IP and Subsystem (SS) components with focus on architectural and micro-architectural based functions and features.
• Interact with architects and design engineers to create test plans covering verification strategy, test requirements, and test environments for IP- or SS-level verification.
• Write, execute, enhance, and debug constrained random stimulus, scoreboards and checkers, and assertions to verify design correctness.
• Develop Universal Verification Methodology (UVM) components to interface between test code and verification simulation environments.
• Collaborate across verification teams on vertical and horizontal reuse of components.
• Define and implement functional coverage and drive coverage closure.
• Triage and debug testbench, simulation, and emulation fails.
• Write makefiles and scripts for verification infrastructure.
• Apply Agile development methodologies including code reviews, sprint planning, and feature deployment.
• Provide technical leadership through mentorship and teamwork.

• Other 

  • Embody our culture and values