Microsoft Physical Design Methodology Engineer 

United States, California 

594971044

We are looking for a. As part of our DPU silicon team, you will help lead the way for our cutting-edge ASICs, supporting world-class silicon Physical Design.

Required/Minimum Qualifications:

• 7+ years of related technical engineering experience

o OR Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience or internship experience

o OR Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience or internship experience

o OR Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.

• 7+ years of physical design experience, including hands-on experience in synthesis, place & route, and STA.
• 4+ years of experience with Synopsys design tools (DC, ICC2/Fusion-Compiler, PrimeTime).
• 2+ years of experience on scripting (TCL/Perl) and/or flow automation

Other requirements:

• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 10+ years of physical design experience (including synthesis, place & route, LEC, STA, physical verification, and EM/IR).
• Experience developing/maintaining a production flow environment supporting synthesis, PnR, LEC, STA, etc.
• Deep understanding of timing constraints, including derates & margins, CDC issues, clock constraints, budgeting, etc.
• Demonstrated tapeout experience in TSMC 7nm or below, or comparable.

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until June 20, 2024.

• Ownership of flows and automation for critical tools (place & route, extraction/STA, physical verification, etc); deploy and test new flows; debug issues & improve existing flows.
• Work closely with Physical Design and Front End team members across functions and geographies to monitor, track, and resolve issues in tools and design flows.
• Work with tool vendors to resolve key design challenges, improve our flows, and resolve tool issues.
• Work closely with Physical Design team members to drive quality and QOR improvements.