Senior Silicon Front-End Implementation Engineer

Microsoft is a highly innovative company that collaborates across disciplines to produce cutting edge technology that changes our world. Microsoft’s Silicon team builds custom silicon for a diverse set of systems ranging from innovative consumer products like Xbox to high-performance Azure cloud servers, clients, and augmented reality.

We are looking for a Senior Silicon Front End Implementation Engineer to work on leading edge IP development as part of the SCIPS Semi-custom and Central IP Silicon team. The candidate should be a motivated self-starter who will thrive in this cutting-edge technical environment.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

We’re committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage applicants from all background and walks of life. Difference makes us better.

Responsibilities

You will be a key link between front-end design and back-end teams. As a leader in the enablement of quality RTL and collateral file drops to PD, you will be responsible for implementing feedback and mitigations in the design constraints and toolchain to ensure best-case PPA. Strong communication skills will be needed to coordinate with RTL, DFT, CAD and physical design teams.

You will participate in flow development, design automation, and correlation exercises to back-end flows. You are expected to work with limited direction and have attention to detail. You will also be expected to be able to provide crisp status of progress, issues, and risks on the program to the management team.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical or Computer Engineering
• 10+ years of experience in hardware design
• 8+ years of experience in Synthesis, Timing constraints, Front-end design checks and Power Performance Area (PPA) trade-offs
• Proficiency in collateral development including timing and synthesis constraints
• Proficiency in front-end design checks including LEC, Lint, Formal Equivalence, and CDC/RDC
• Proficiency in recent synthesis tool capabilities and methods for QoR improvement
• Proficiency in static timing analysis
• Familiarity with RTL and gate-level power analysis/optimization, UPF, and power-intent verification
• Experience with the project-level setup and configuration of 1 or more of the tools related to above disciplines
• Proficiency in translating physical design results into feedback for flow or RTL improvement
• Proficiency in Tcl, Perl, Python, shell programming
  
  

Preferred

• Knowledge of full RTL2GDS flow
• Experience in ICC, power integrity analysis, ESD, PV
• Good communication and self-motivated that can collaborate with larger teams within Microsoft.
• Occasional travel
  
  

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.

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