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Principal SoC HW Analog/Functional Validation Engineer

Microsoft· Silicon Engineering
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Hillsboro, OR$142.8k - $274.8kFull-timePosted 4d ago

About the role

Role in Microsoft SCHIE CS/CCDO post-silicon validation for SoC hardware, focusing on analog/functional validation, with responsibilities spanning validation strategy, debug tooling, and technical leadership across PCIe, IO interfaces, and high-speed analog content.

Responsibilities

  • Own post-silicon validation of one of the following areas PCIe, IO functional IO or electrical/analog interfaces.
  • Define, guide, and contribute to the implementation of silicon debug tools and capabilities.
  • Become an expert on the overall architecture, implementation of high speed IO interfaces (PCI, CXL, PLL, etc.) and their interactions with other parts of the SoC, with the platform, and with software.
  • Provide technical guidance, coaching, and mentorship to other engineers in your areas of expertise.
  • Develop validation strategy, requirements, environments, tools, and methodologies including debug board and hardware/software requirements.
  • Apply your knowledge of validation principles and techniques and your judgement to write test plans and implement them by developing test content, scripts, tools and other validation collateral.
  • Execute content in post-silicon, triage and debug failures.
  • Apply your growth mindset to learn and adapt in a complex and dynamic environment.
  • Engage with partners to drive continuous improvement to the design, to validation plans/collateral, and methodology to prevent, reduce, and/or find bugs sooner, more easily, or more reliably.
  • Apply your One Microsoft mentality to collaborate with and influence architects, logic designers, verification engineers, other post-silicon validators, and IP and tool providers.
  • Delight your customers by providing high quality results on schedule.
  • Provide technical leadership with respect and integrity.
  • Apply your expertise towards pre-silicon verification plans, tests, and debug of your area.

Qualifications

  • Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience OR Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience.

Skills

Required:Post-silicon validationHigh speed IO interfacesDebug tools and methodologiesTest planning and scriptingLeadership and mentorship
Nice to have:Pre-silicon verification familiarityHardware/software debug
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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