Principal Modeling Architect
Technology, Data & Digital · Software & Web Development · Embedded Systems
In short
Microsoft Azure is looking for a Principal Modeling Architect to lead pre-silicon software development for custom silicon. This role involves defining architectural direction, solving complex system-level challenges, and influencing silicon architecture and firmware readiness. Responsibilities include designing SystemC/TLM models, developing firmware, and supporting bring-up activities, while also defining hybrid development strategies and mentoring engineers.
Responsibilities
- Lead resolution of complex system-level challenges spanning virtual platforms, firmware, silicon architecture, validation infrastructure, software enablement, and hybrid execution environments.
- Define architectural direction for SystemC/TLM-based virtual platforms supporting multiple generations of Azure silicon.
- Identify technical risks, technology gaps, and scaling challenges across programs, then drive practical solutions.
- Establish engineering standards, modeling practices, reusable frameworks, debug strategies, and validation approaches.
- Work across multiple silicon programs as a shared technical leader and subject matter expert.
- Define reusable platform capabilities across Azure hardware initiatives.
- Influence silicon architecture, firmware readiness, validation methodologies, and platform bring-up strategy through early technical engagement.
- Drive alignment across architecture, design verification, firmware, operating system, emulation, prototyping, and platform teams.
- Design and develop SystemC/TLM-2.0 models for complex SoC subsystems including PCIe, memory, boot infrastructure, compute clusters, interconnect, and platform services.
- Develop and debug low-level firmware and validation software running on virtual platforms.
- Support firmware bring-up activities including UEFI, Windows Boot, PCIe initialization, platform enumeration, early driver enablement, and operating system integration.
- Debug complex interactions spanning hardware, firmware, operating systems, virtualization environments, simulation infrastructure, host systems, and modeling frameworks.
- Analyze and optimize simulation performance, scalability, usability, and debug productivity.
- Contribute to architectural integration of virtual platforms with emulation and prototyping systems.
- Help define Microsoft's long-term hybrid development strategy by combining simulation, emulation, and prototyping technologies.
- Partner with DV, firmware, architecture, and platform teams to determine where virtual models, emulation, FPGA prototyping, and hybrid flows provide the most value.
- Mentor engineers through design reviews, architecture guidance, technical coaching, and hands-on problem solving.
- Prototype, prove, and de-risk complex solutions before transitioning ownership to development teams.
- Build organizational capability by enabling all engineers to understand, maintain, and extend solutions.
- Raise engineering quality by promoting reusable, maintainable, scalable solutions rather than short-term fixes.
Requirements
- Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 8+ 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 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, where applicable.
Desired Qualifications
- Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience with coding OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience with coding OR equivalent experience.
- 3+ years experience leading technical projects beginning-to-end.
- Experience developing complex software systems using C/C++.
- Experience in firmware, systems software, silicon development, virtual platforms, or pre-silicon development environments.
- Experience working across hardware, firmware, and software boundaries.
- Experience leading technical projects from architecture through delivery.
- Experience debugging, root-cause analysis, and technical problem-solving skills.
- Experience with SystemC and TLM-2.0 modeling.
- Experience with Synopsys Virtualizer, Arm Fast Models, Cadence Helium, or similar virtual platform technologies.
Benefits
- Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
- Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
Skills
C++SystemCTLM-2.0UEFIPCIe
#Hardware Engineering#Firmware Engineering#SystemC#TLM-2.0#Virtual Platforms#Silicon Architecture#Pre-silicon Development#C++
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Company
MicrosoftJob Posted
9 hours ago
Employment Type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Salary
US$142,800–274,800 / year
Experience Level
Senior
Locations
United States
Qualification
Doctoral, Master, Bachelor
Applicants
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