Principal Design Verification 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 Principal Design Verification Engineer  to work on leading edge IP (intellectual property) development as part of the  Semi-custom and Central IP Silicon team(SCIPS). 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 pre-silicon verification and post-silicon validation team for the development of custom Intellectual Property (IP) components. 
• Define pre-Si verification (simulation/emulation/formal proofs/FPGA-testing ((field-programmable gate array)) and post-Silicon validation strategies. 
• Work with a team to write, execute, enhance, and debug constrained random stimulus, scoreboards and checkers, and assertions to verify design correctness. 
• Develop Universal Verification Methodology (UVM) components to interface between test code and verification simulation environments. 
• Define and implement functional coverage and drive coverage closure. 
• Collaborate across verification teams on vertical and horizontal reuse of components. 
• Interact with Architecture, Design, Firmware/Software, Product Engineering, Program Management and third party vendor teams to ensure pre-and-post-Si testing is comprehensive. 
• Write scripts for verification and validation infrastructure. 
• Apply Agile development methodologies including code reviews, sprint planning, and feature deployment.
• Provide technical leadership through mentor-ship and teamwork. 
• Other
  • Embody our Culture and Values  

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• 9+ years of related technical engineering experience
  • OR Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience or internship experience
  • OR Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience or internship experience
  • OR Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience.
• 5 years of team Leadership experience, plan and define tasks and deliverables and guide team in execution of project milestones. 
• 8+ years of experience in design verification with full verification cycle on complex System on Chip(SoC) IPs and/or systems.
  • Includes verification principles, testplan development, testbench creation, stimulus generation, Universal Verification Methodology (UVM) and coverage, debugging designs as well as creating simulation environments, with full verification cycle on complex SoC IPs and/or systems.
  • Knowledge of verification principles, testbenches, stimulus generation, UVM, and coverage.
• 6+ years of experience architecting and creating robust, scalable, and extensible testbenches with Object Oriented Principles for UVM Classes, Agents, Stimulus.

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: 

• Reviews Multiple-Award Sched