Principal Validation Engineer

Job Description

The Principal Validation Engineer position at Microsoft's Artificial Intelligence Silicon Engineering team involves delivering cutting-edge AI designs efficiently and effectively.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 7+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience in Computer Architecture and SoC validation principles
• 4+ years of experience in driving Post-Silicon validation and characterization
• Experience in writing scripts/software with industry standard languages such as Python or C/C++
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements

Responsibilities

• Develop validation strategy, requirements, environments, tools, and methodologies including debug board and hardware/software requirements
• Apply knowledge of validation principles and techniques to write test plans and implement them by developing test content, scripts, tools, and other verification collateral
• Execute content in post-silicon, triage, and debug failures
• Engage with partners to drive continuous improvement to design, validation plans/collateral, and methodology
• Provide technical guidance, coaching, mentorship, and leadership to other engineers
• Collaborate with and influence architects, logic designers, verification engineers, other post-silicon validators, and IP and tool providers
• Deliver high-quality results on schedule and provide technical leadership with respect and integrity

Benefits

• Industry leading healthcare
• Educational resources
• Discounts on products and services
• Savings and investments
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Generous time away
• Giving programs
• Opportunities to network and connect