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Senior Physical Design Engineer

Microsoft· Silicon Engineering
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Hybrid (United States (Multiple))$119.8k - $234.7kfull-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Senior Physical Design Engineer to support end-to-end physical design for large SOC blocks in Microsoft's cloud hardware organization, focusing on synthesis through place-and-route, signoffs, timing, verification, and collaboration across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

  • Drive end-to-end execution from synthesis through place-and-route for large designs, ensuring completion of all signoff stages including timing, physical verification, EMIR, formal equivalence, and low-power verification.
  • Responsible for clock construction and CTS.
  • Drive methodology exploration activities to optimize SOC blocks for clock construction and related methodology.
  • Coordinate with CAD, RTL/Design teams/DFT, Architecture team, Power & Performance team, Technology team & other internal/external partners as essential.
  • Responsible for RTL to GDS implementation in Physical Design domain.
  • Influence design tools, flows, and methodologies in construction, signoff, and optimization through a data-driven approach.
  • Foster collaboration across teams to deliver the possible solutions, aligned with a One Microsoft mindset.
  • Demonstrate technical expertise across various domains of Physical Design.
  • Clear communications on project status & planning.
  • Demonstrate Microsoft core values: Customer Focus, Adaptability, Collaboration, Growth Mindset, Drive for Results, Influence for Impact, Judgement, and Diversity & Inclusion.

Qualifications

  • 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.

Skills

Required:Synthesis to place-and-route executionClock construction and CTSRTL to GDS implementationPhysical verification, EMIR, Formal Equivalence, and Low Power verificationTool/flow optimization and data-driven methodologiesCross-team collaboration

Benefits

  • See company benefits page for details.
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