Senior System Level Test Engineer

Microsoft is leading the way into the growth of High-Performance Computing and Artificial Intelligence. Recently Microsoft has announced Cobalt and Maia Custom Silicon for Azure Data Center and AI. Microsoft Silicon Engineering is pushing technology hard in all areas including advanced packaging technology. We are looking for Senior System Level Test Engineer that has strong technical experience in the area of HPC/AI/GPU/CPU architecture, system level validation, high volume system level test,  ATE manufacturing/functional testing, product RMA execution and dispositioning, test hole resolution, and system-to-tester correlation.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related degree.
• More than 10+ years of experience with system level test in validation and/or manufacturing test environments in terms of architecture/design, execution, data collection, analysis, correlations, application selection/specification and platform/hardware requirements.
• More than 8+ years of experience in developing ICs (pre-silicon, first silicon bring-up, new product introduction).
• Experience with system level test for products in any of the following categories: CPUs, GPUs, high performance compute.
• Deep technical expertise in any major architecture blocks in SOC such as PCIE, SERDES, UCIE, CXL, DDR, HBM, ARM Processor, Mesh, Security Functions, Graphics Execution Engine.
• Experience in OSAT and supply chain management.
• Proficient at writing software and scripts with industry standard languages such as Python, C/C++.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exceptional knowledge of system level test architecture, infrastructure (i.e., hardware and software) requirements, test case development flows, test case generation and selection.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and teamwork skills.
• Adaptability (responds, explores, constructive attitude)
• Growth Mindset (It starts with a belief that everyone can grow and develop)
• Understanding of product manufacturing and test processes.
• Experience with:
  
  • End-to-end silicon engineering taking products from pre-silicon readiness to first silicon bring up and production
  • System level test cases (SLT) definition/generation/selection/execution and data analysis
  • System characterization test case definition/generation/selection/execution and data analysis
• Thermal control and feedback
• Thermal management of higher power devices
• Debug tools such as oscilloscope, DMM, SMU, VNA
• Performance (i.e., power management features, mode optimization, voltage margining/checking) applications on SLT
• Datacenters, CPUs, AI, machine learning, digital neural networks would be an asset.
• Data collection/analysis and debugging system failures
• Scripting and automation
• Customer Focus (anticipates needs and proactively meets expectations)
• Drive for results (actively pursues outcome, delivers on commitments)
• Influence for impact (communicates, networks, persuades, influences)
• Judgement (scope problem, builds & applies knowledge)

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. 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.

Responsibilities

The position will have responsibility for product engineering, with a focus on:

• Developing system level test (SLT) platform, strategy, requirements, tools, methodologies across hardware and software.
• Collaborating with team members and partner teams to develop and integrate hardware, firmware, content, automation solution for SLT platform.
• Generate and leverage correlation, characterization, and performance data to optimize outgoing quality and power/performance.
• Manage production ramp and execution issues on OSAT for System Level Testing (SLT). Work on improving stability, test time and yield of System Level Testing at OSAT.
• Involved in RMA checkout, debug and dispositioning. This includes system level failure triage and debug across silicon, hardware, software as well as identification of test coverage improvement at ATE or SLT socket to plug the RMA gap.
• Product characterization and correlation for power/performance from system to ATE.
• Define, guide, and contribute to the development of the software automation infrastructure for SLT and system to tester correlation activities.
• Management of multiple development activities across a variety of product groups.
• Customer obsessed
• We will learn about our customers and their businesses with a beginner’s mind and then bring solutions that meet their needs. We will be insatiable in our desire to learn from the outside and bring it into Microsoft, while still innovating to surprise and delight our users.
• Diverse & inclusive
• The world is diverse. We will better serve everyone on the planet by representing everyone on the planet. We will be open to learning our own biases and changing our behaviors, so we can tap into the collective power of everyone at Microsoft. We don’t just value differences, we seek them out, we invite them in. And as a result, our ideas are better, our products are better, and our customers are better served.
• One Microsoft
  • We are a family of individuals united by a single, shared mission. It’s our ability to work together that makes our dreams believable and ultimately achievable. We will build on the ideas of others and collaborate across boundaries to bring the best of Microsoft to our customers as one. We are proud to be part of team Microsoft.
• Making a difference
  • If we commit to being customer obsessed, becoming more diverse and inclusive, and operating as One Microsoft, we will achieve our mission to empower every person and organization on the planet. Beyond that, we will make a difference and find deep meaning in our work. We stand in awe of what humans dare to achieve and are motivated every day to empower others to do more and achieve more through our technology and innovation.
  • We fundamentally believe that we need a culture founded in a Growth Mindset. It starts with a belief that everyone can grow and develop; that potential is nurtured, not pre-determined; and that anyone can change their mindset.