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Senior FPGA/Silicon Design Engineer

Microsoft· Silicon Engineering
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Redmond, WA, Mountain View, CA$119.8k - $234.7kFull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Senior FPGA/Silicon Design Engineer to work on leading edge custom IP development for Azure Cobalt chips within the SCIPS team of the Compute Silicon & Manufacturing Engineering (CSME) organization.

Responsibilities

  • Own and lead FPGA design environment efforts for rapid IP prototyping and design validation including root-cause analysis of complex system issues.
  • Own development of custom IP RTL from microarchitecture through RTL implementation, verification, and post-silicon validation.
  • Collaborate with architecture, SoC, firmware, verification, and physical design teams to deliver high-quality FPGA and IP solutions.
  • Develop high-performance, power-efficient RTL designs and drive PPA optimization across the design lifecycle.
  • Lead design signoff activities including CDC, RDC, LINT, and timing closure
  • Mentor engineers and champion design excellence through reviews, automation, and continuous methodology improvements.

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:FPGA designSystemVerilog/Verilog/VHDLRTL implementation and verificationCDC/RDC/LINT/timing closure
Nice to have:PythonXilinx FPGA toolingPower/performance/area tradeoffsCross-functional collaborationCommunication
Last updated Oct 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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