Senior Analog Computer Aided Design (CAD) Engineer

The Microsoft Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering organisation is seeking an engineer to join our Central Analog Computer-Aided Desing (CAD) Tools, Flows and Methodology (TFM) group leading physical verification across a multitude of technology nodes. This team drives state-of-the-art converged solutions, automation, and quality assurance checks across the analog and custom digital design domain from schematic entry through tape-out.  This team supports numerous simultaneous projects within Microsoft by developing workflows for our design engineers so that they can deliver cutting-edge silicon solutions for Microsoft.  

We are seeking a Senior Analog Computer-Aided Design Engineer to join our team!

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Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the central CAD organization as well as across design teams to align roadmap for physical verification needs for custom IP as developed for Microsoft Silicon projects. 

• Maintain internal tooling used by design teams to execute physical verification tasks including LVS, DRC, ERC, and PERC. 

• Provide guidance and expertise to design teams when assessing new rules or debugging errors. 

• Audit physical verification settings to ensure alignment with internal customers and foundry partners. 

• Proactively engage with Electronic Design Automation (EDA) vendors to optimize flows with the latest cutting-edge technology. 

• Develop and maintain regression and test cases to exercise updates to rule decks and tool versions. 

• Identify opportunities for custom rule decks that enhance physical verification beyond vendor-provided flows. 

Embody our Culture and Values

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

7+ years of related technical engineering experience

o OR Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience or internship experience

o OR Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience or internship experience

o OR Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.

3+ years of experience with physical verification tools such as Siemens Calibre, Cadence Pegasus/PVS, Synopsys ICV or similar.

3+ years of experience using Linux for day-to-day activities in a professional or personal capacity.

3+ years of experience collaborating with a broad group of engineers to solve challenging problems.

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 th