Senior Physical Design Engineer

Construction, Engineering & Trades · Civil & Industrial Engineering · Electrical Engineering

In short

Microsoft is seeking a Senior Physical Design Engineer to lead and execute physical design activities at block and sub-chip levels for its Cloud Infrastructure. The role involves contributing to flow development, evaluating technology nodes and EDA tools, and executing all phases of implementation, including floorplanning, synthesis, placement, CTS, routing, STA, and physical verification. The position requires an advanced degree in a related field and significant technical engineering experience.

Responsibilities

Lead and execute Physical Design activities at block and sub-chip levels.
Contribute to Physical Design flow development, automation, and methodology improvements.
Evaluate and recommend technology nodes, IP selection, EDA tools, and vendor solutions.
Provide clear and concise status updates on progress, risks, and mitigation plans to management.
Operate with minimal supervision while maintaining good attention to detail.
Support program needs, including occasional travel as required.
Execute all phases of implementation including: Floorplanning, Synthesis, Placement and optimization, Clock Tree Synthesis (CTS) and custom clocking, Routing, Static Timing Analysis (STA), Physical Verification, Formal Equivalency, Power optimization and efficiency analysis, IR-drop and Electromigration (EM) analysis.

Requirements

Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 1+ year(s) technical engineering experience OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience.
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements.
Must pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Must provide proof of country of citizenship or US residency/protected status for assessment of eligibility to access export-controlled information.
Citizenship will be verified with a valid passport. Lawful permanent residents, refugees, and asylees may verify status using other documents.

Desired Qualifications

Experience in physical design implementation, signoff at block / sub system level.
Experience in tapeouts of complex ASICs in leading edge technology.

Benefits

The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year.
For specific work locations in the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, the base pay range is USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer.

Skills

Silicon EngineeringHardware Engineering

#Silicon Engineering#Hardware Engineering#Physical Design

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