About the Role

Principal Design Verification Engineer at Microsoft's Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) team, focusing on verifying complex silicon IP/SoC designs for cloud infrastructure. Responsibilities include leading verification efforts, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and innovating methodologies to ensure high-quality hardware delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Own or lead verification of complex flows at SOC, subsystem, or IP levels
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to analyze cost, schedule, and capability trade-offs
• Collaborate with architecture and design engineers to plan verification and identify test scenarios
• Develop and maintain verification environments using random-stimulus and coverage-based techniques
• Innovate and apply new verification methodologies or tools to improve efficiency

Required Skills & Qualifications

Must Have:

• Doctorate in EE, CE, CS, or related field with 3+ years experience, OR Master's with 6+ years, OR Bachelor's with 8+ years, OR equivalent
• 7+ years experience in creating simulation environments, developing tests, and debugging for silicon IPs or systems
• 5+ years industry experience in chip and/or computer architecture
• 5+ years industry experience in Verilog or VHDL, C/C++, and scripting languages like Python, Ruby, or Perl

Nice to Have:

• CPU or graphics core verification experience
• In-depth knowledge of verification principles, testbenches, System Verilog, UVM, and coverage
• Experience with hardware design for embedded systems or firmware development
• Experience with hardware emulation or FPGAs, or design experience with synthesizable code

Benefits & Perks

• Industry leading healthcare