Principal Design Verification Engineer

Overview
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 aPrincipal Design Verification Engineer to work in the dynamic Microsoft Artificial Intelligence System on Chip (AISoC) Silicon team. The candidate must 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.
Responsibilities
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)
Iand SoC designs that can perform complex and high-performance functions in an extremely efficient manner.

• Own or lead verification of complex flows at the SOC, subsystem, or IP levels
• Plan the verification of complex design IP/SoC interacting with the architecture and design engineers to identify verification test scenarios.
• Learn about the design and interact with partner teams to define verification strategies and test plans
• Develop verification environments and run and debug simulations to drive quality
• Apply random-stimulus and coverage-based techniques to find bugs and meet test plan goals
• Innovate to improve verification efficiency through methodologies or tools
• Coach and mentor others in your areas of expertise
• Demonstrate Microsoft core values: Customer Focus, Adaptability, Collaboration, Growth Mindset, Drive for Results, Influence for Impact, Judgement, and Diversity & Inclusion

Qualifications
Required/Minimum Qualifications

• 9+ years of related technical engineering experience
  o OR Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering,
  Computer Science, or related field AND 6+ years technical engineering
  experience or internship experience
  o OR Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering,
  Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years technical engineering
  experience or internship experience
  o OR Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering,
  Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering
  experience.
• 7+ years of experience in Design Verification with a proven track record of delivering high performance Central Processing Unit (CPU), Vector processors and Graphics Processing Unit (GPU's).
• 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)
• Substantial background in debugging Register Transfer Level (RTL) design
  RTL (Verilog) 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.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• 15+ years technical engineering experience
  o OR Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering,
  Computer Science, or related field AND 12+ years technical engineering
  experience
  o OR Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering,
  Computer Science, or related field AND 8+ years technical engineering
  experience
  o OR Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering,
  Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering
  experience.
• Experience of working on AI/Machine Learning (ML)SoCs
• Experience in Scripting language such as Python or Perl

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
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