Senior Logic Design Engineer

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 Logic Design Engineer to work in the dynamic Microsoft Artificial Intelligence System on Chip (AISoC) Silicon team. The candidate should be a 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.

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

Responsibilities

• Establish yourself as an integral member of a digital logic design team for the development of AI components with focus on micro-architectural based functions and features. 
• Be responsible for 
  • Logic design/Register Transfer Level (RTL) entry 
  • Design quality, including: Lint, Clock Domain Crossing (CDC), Reset Domain Crossing (RDC), power etc. 
  • Timing closure of high-performance digital Intellectual Property (IP) 
  • Silicon validation 
• Collaborate with the verification team to ensure the implementation meets both architectural and micro-architectural intent.
• Interface with architecture, physical design (PD), design for test (DFT), and other teams to optimize tradeoffs within the design.
• Provide technical leadership through mentorship and teamwork. 
• Other
  • Embody our Culture and Values

Qualifications

Required Qualifications: 

• 7+ years of related technical engineering experience 

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

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

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

• 4+ years experience in high-speed digital logic design including microarchitecture specification development, RTL coding in Verilog/System Verilog, design verification collaboration, and CDC/Lint closure 

• 4+ years of experience in synthesis, floorplanning, timing constraints, power / performance / area (PPA) trade-offs, and post-silicon debug 

• Experience in one or more of the following: 

• High-performance memory subsystems and multi-level caches 

• System knowledge (software/firmware/hardware interactions and optimization) 

• High-throughput processor design 

• Industry-standard bus interfaces such as the Advanced Microcontroller Bus Architecture (AMBA) Advanced eXtensible Interface (AXI)