Senior Silicon Design Engineer

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior Silicon Design Engineer (custom IP / silicon design)
• Focus: RTL ownership, verification, signoff, PPA optimization, and post-silicon validation

Description

Own development of custom IP RTL from microarchitecture through verification and post-silicon validation. Collaborate across architecture, SoC, firmware, verification, and physical design teams to deliver high-quality, high-performance, power-efficient IP. Lead signoff activities (CDC, RDC, LINT, synthesis, STA, timing closure), drive pre- and post-silicon debug/root-cause analysis, and mentor engineers through design-excellence reviews and automation.

Responsibilities

• Own custom IP RTL development (microarchitecture → RTL implementation → verification → post-silicon validation)
• Collaborate with architecture, SoC, firmware, verification, and physical design teams
• Develop high-performance, power-efficient RTL designs and drive PPA optimization
• Lead design signoff: CDC, RDC, LINT, synthesis, STA, timing closure
• Design hardware algorithms for acceleration of key data processing operations
• Drive pre-silicon/post-silicon debug, silicon bring-up, and root-cause analysis
• Mentor engineers and champion design excellence via reviews, automation, and methodology improvements

Requirements

• Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 1+ year technical engineering experience, OR
• Master’s degree AND 4+ years, OR
• Bachelor’s degree AND 5+ years, OR equivalent experience
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements (including passing the Microsoft Cloud background check)
• Ability to access export-controlled information; provide required proof of citizenship/U.S. residency/protected status
• 3+ years experience in digital logic design (SystemVerilog/Verilog/VHDL)
• 3+ years experience running synthesis/static check tools (RTL synthesis, lint, CDC, RDC, and/or LEC)

Benefits

• Base pay range (U.S.): USD $119,800–$234,700 per year
• Base pay range (San Francisco Bay area / NYC metro): USD $160,200–$261,000 per year
• Eligible roles may receive benefits and other compensation (details via Microsoft pay information page)