Principal Silicon Debug Engineer

Job Description

Join Microsoft's Compute Silicon & Manufacturing Engineering team as a Principal Silicon Debug Engineer to work on cutting-edge computer chip design and development for Microsoft's cloud infrastructure.

Requirements

• Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in product and test engineering, specializing in silicon debug or FA/FI
• 5+ years of experience building debug methodology solutions for complex state-of-the-art SoC in advance process nodes
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements
• Experience defining and coding debug tools, system-level debuggers, and ATE/MFG exposure
• Strong presentation, communication, and project management skills
• Knowledgeable in DFT and DFM techniques, bring-up/debug, characterization/manufacturing test, and mixed signal IP's

Responsibilities

• Guide Microsoft's strategy and execution on silicon debug, FA/FI, and debug tool readiness
• Develop new silicon debug methodologies for all test content types in the MFG flow
• Root-cause key product issues, circuit marginalities, special circuit failures, and translate them into corrective actions
• Lead cross-functional teams, manage external vendors, and drive sub-projects as part of larger development programs

Benefits

• Employees at Microsoft are often offered comprehensive, “world-class” benefits—including health and mental-wellness programs, competitive pay with bonuses and stock awards, and retirement/savings options. Time-off and flexibility are common, with generous vacation and holidays, parental and caregiver leave, and flexible work schedules, alongside learning support, employee resource groups, product discounts, and matching-gifts/volunteering programs. Specific benefits can vary by region.