Job Description

Microsoft is seeking a Senior SoC HW (Analog/Functional) Validation Engineer to join their Compute Silicon & Manufacturing Engineering team. This role involves post-silicon validation of custom silicon designs, focusing on high-performance functions and efficient operations within Microsoft's cloud infrastructure.

Requirements

Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 1+ year(s) technical engineering experience OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience.
Understanding of SoC power delivery, subsystem, SoC system level, and platform level functionality.
Proficient communication, collaboration and teamwork skills.
Verification, logic development, analog validation, or validation tools experience as part of a CPU, SoC and/or IP development team.
Demonstrated validation expertise in one or more areas such as electrical, power and performance, or automation.

Responsibilities

Own post-silicon validation of PLL, IO electrical/analog or functional IO interfaces.
Define, guide, and contribute to the implementation of silicon debug tools and capabilities.
Become an expert on high speed IO interfaces and their interactions with other parts of the SoC.
Develop validation strategy, requirements, environments, tools, and methodologies.
Execute content in post-silicon, triage and debug failures.
Engage with partners to drive continuous improvement to the design and validation plans.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to other engineers.
Delight customers by providing high quality results on schedule.

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.