Senior Director Design Verification

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 a Senior Director Design Verification to work in the dynamic Microsoft Artificial Intelligence System on Chip (AISiE) Silicon team. The candidate should 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

• Own or lead verification of complex flows at the System on Chip (SOC), subsystem, or IP levels
• Organizational management responsibility for some silicon development functions.
• Work in close collaboration with various cross functional teams including architecture, design, technology, platform, software, post-si and manufacturing to drive cost/schedule/capability trade-offs
• Plan the verification of complex design IP/SoC interacting with the architecture and design engineers to identify verification test scenarios.
• 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

Other

• Embody our Culture  &  Values 

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• 11+ years of related technical engineering experience Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 7+ years technical engineering experience or internship experience
  • OR Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 4
• 10+ year of experience in  design verification with a proven track record of delivering complex CPU or SoC
• 10+ years of experience with verification for multiple product cycles from definition to silicon, including writing test plans, developing tests, debugging failures and coverage signoff in UVM or C++
• 10+ years of experience in substantial background in debugging RTL (Verilog) designs as well as simulation and/or emulation environments; Scripting language such as Python or Perl

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.

Preferred qualifications

• Hands on experience in Formal property verification
• knowledge in high-speed protocols like DDR/HBM, PCIe, Ethernet
• Experience of working on AI/ML SoCs 
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• execution efficiency through improvement in design execution processes.
• Working with ambiguity and lead the teams to develop clear vision and strategy