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SoC Hardware (Power Management) Validation Engineer

Microsoft· Silicon Engineering
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Hillsboro, OR$102.1k - $202.2kFull-timePosted 4d ago

About the role

Microsoft SCHIE seeks a SoC Hardware (Power Management) Validation Engineer to join post-silicon validation for Power Management features across CPU cores, mesh, memory, I/O, package, and platform power domains, contributing to validation strategy, automation, and issue resolution within the Cloud Compute Development Organization (CCDO) of Compute Silicon & Manufacturing Engineering (CSME).

Responsibilities

  • Own post-silicon validation and debug of Power Management features across CPU cores, mesh, memory, I/O, package, and platform power domains.
  • Develop and execute comprehensive validation strategies for power states, DVFS, idle and active power management, thermal management, performance-per-watt optimization, and system-level power features.
  • Drive root-cause analysis of silicon, firmware, hardware, and software issues impacting power, performance, stability, and feature readiness.
  • Define validation requirements, test plans, methodologies, automation frameworks, debug tools, and telemetry solutions to improve validation coverage and efficiency.
  • Collaborate with architects, design, firmware, verification, system software, and platform teams to ensure first-time-right implementation of power management features.
  • Lead silicon bring-up, feature characterization, workload-based validation, and power-performance correlation activities across development milestones.
  • Analyze power, performance, and thermal telemetry to identify bottlenecks, validate design assumptions, and optimize platform efficiency.
  • Influence pre-silicon verification strategies, coverage plans, and debug methodologies using post-silicon learnings.
  • Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance in Power Management architecture, validation techniques, and debug methodologies.
  • Drive continuous improvement in validation infrastructure, automation, and debug capabilities to accelerate issue resolution and improve product quality.
  • Partner across organizations to deliver high-quality silicon on schedule while meeting aggressive performance-per-watt and power efficiency targets.
  • Foster a collaborative One Microsoft culture through technical excellence, ownership, innovation, and integrity.

Qualifications

  • Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 1+ year(s) technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience.

Skills

Required:Power Management validationPost-silicon validationDebug and root-cause analysisValidation planning and automationCross-team collaboration and leadership
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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