Senior Silicon Engineer

Microsoft Silicon Cloud Hardware and Infrastructure Engineering SCHIE is the team behind Microsoft s expanding Cloud Infrastructure and responsible for powering Microsoft s Intelligent Cloud mission SCHIE delivers the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft s over 200 online businesses including Bing MSN Office 365 Xbox Live Teams OneDrive and the Microsoft Azure platform globally with our server and data center infrastructure security and compliance operations globalization and manageability solutions Our focus is on smart growth high efficiency and delivering a trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide and we are looking for passionate high-energy engineers to help achieve that mission Help build the silicon that powers the Microsoft Cloud The Azure DPU Silicon team designs and delivers custom Data Processing Units DPUs that accelerate Azure s compute storage and networking infrastructure These advanced SoCs integrate programmable compute high-speed networking and memory subsystems forming the hardware foundation for the next generation of cloud efficiency security and performance We re looking for experienced Design Verification Engineers who are passionate about solving complex hardware challenges at hyperscale You ll join a cross-functional team of architects designers and verification experts working together to ensure first-silicon success for some of the most sophisticated chips in the cloud industry Responsibilities What you ll do Define and execute block and subsystem-level verification strategy for DPU IPs Develop System Verilog UVM testbenches environments and reusable components Create constrained-random and directed tests assertions and functional coverage Collaborate closely with architecture RTL design and post-silicon validation teams Drive improvements in verification methodology automation and debug efficiency Contribute to system-level validation and co-simulation with software and firmware teams What we re looking for 5-12 years of experience in ASIC SoC design verification Strong proficiency in System Verilog and UVM methodology Solid understanding of computer architecture networking or memory subsystems Experience with high-speed I O PCIe Ethernet or NIC acceleration pipelines preferred Ability to work in a collaborative cross-functional environment with strong technical ownership Why Microsoft Azure Silicon You ll work on industry-defining silicon for one of the world s largest cloud platforms where hardware innovation directly impacts millions of customers Join us in building the future of cloud-scale computing from the silicon up Are you seeking an opportunity to work on delivering silicon solutions that have a planet-scale impact The Data Processing Unit DPU team within the Azure Hardware Systems Infrastructure group is seeking a Senior Silicon Silicon Engineer for ASIC verification You will join our front-end silicon team and be responsible for delivering cutting-edge high performance low power scalable and programmable DPU silicon Qualifications 6 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 6 years of experience in pre-silicon validation with a proven track record of delivering high performance Network switches accelarators Central Processing Unit CPU Vector processors and Graphics Processing Unit GPU s or relevant experience Experience in UVM C verification methodology Other Qualifications 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 Proven track record with the definition and development of complex SoCs In depth understanding of processors and peripheral interconnect bus protocols and architectures Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age ancestry color family or medical care leave gender identity or expression genetic information marital status medical condition national origin physical or mental disability political affiliation protected veteran status race religion sex including pregnancy sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws regulations and ordinances If you need assistance and or a reasonable accommodation due to 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