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Sr. Hardware Engineer

Microsoft· Electrical Engineering
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New Taipei Cityfull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Microsoft Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) seeks a Senior Hardware Engineer to develop cutting edge Azure Cloud Computing Hardware, including circuit and CPLD RTL specification, design, validation, and debug, to support scalable and reliable cloud infrastructure.

Responsibilities

  • Understand customer requirements and high-level architectural design, execute electrical design at board level and system level, responsible for detailed design specifications.
  • Collaborate with internal design team (thermal, mechanical, firmware, OS) and external partner (ODM/OEM) for design implementation, ensure product functionality, performance, quality and reliability.
  • Perform complete and deep design review, including schematics, board files, BOM, DFT, DFM, etc.
  • Define board level bring-up and electrical test requirements, ensure complete coverage, execute or guarantee execution.
  • Work with partner teams to create system level bring-up and end-to-end validation test plans, ensure complete coverage, guarantee execution.
  • Troubleshooting, issue triage, leading hardware related debug efforts with partner teams, drive resolution and bug reports.
  • Architect and implement RTL (Register-Transfer Level) code for Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), ensuring robust and scalable hardware logic aligned with system-level requirements.
  • Define and design computer boards and system-level solutions, including power and reset sequencing for high-performance platforms.
  • Develop, review, and deploy comprehensive testbenches and randomized verification environments to validate CPLD logic and ensure functional integrity across edge cases.

Qualifications

  • Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years’ experience designing board and system level server products
  • 5+ years’ experience developing board and system level bring-up and test plans
  • 5+ years’ experience debugging board and system level issues for Cloud Servers
  • 5+ years’ experience architecting, implementing, and validating RTL code for CPLD/FPGA system management
  • Fundamental knowledge of the following hardware design principles: Computer Architecture, Electrical Engineering, Power Design, Signal Integrity
  • Experience executing hardware validation and functional test plans
  • Hands-on using high-speed scopes, bus protocol analyzer, logic analyzers, etc.
  • Experience working across disciplines and organizations
  • Demonstrated ability to build partnerships, influence stakeholders, and collaborate effectively in a team-oriented environment.

Skills

Required:RTL design for CPLD/FPGABoard and system level bring-upSchematic and PCB design reviewsTest and validation planningDebug and issue triage

Benefits

  • Microsoft Cloud Background Check required upon hire and every two years thereafter.
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