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SCHIE delivers the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's over 200 online businesses including Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, Teams, OneDrive, and the Microsoft Azure platform globally with our server and data center infrastructure, security and compliance, operations, globalization, and manageability solutions. Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering a trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide, and we are looking for passionate engineers to help achieve that mission.\nThe Compute Silicon & Manufacturing Engineering (CSME) organization within SCHIE is responsible for design, development, manufacturing and packaging of Microsoft's state-of-the-art computer chips, notably the Azure Cobalt. Our solutions provide sustainable strategic advantages to Microsoft and enable our customers to achieve more.\nAs Microsoft's cloud business continues to grow the ability to deploy new offerings and hardware infrastructure on time,in high volume with high quality and lowest cost is of paramount importance. To achieve this goal, the shared custom IP and silicon security (SCIPS) team is instrumental in defining and delivering operational measures of success for hardware manufacturing, improving the planning process, quality, delivery, scale and sustainability related to Microsoft cloud hardware. We are looking for engineers with a dedicated passion for customer focused solutions, insight and industry knowledge to envision and implement future technical solutions that will manage and optimize the Cloud infrastructure.\nResponsibilities\nAs a Design Verification Engineer on the SCIPS (Semi-custom and Central IP Silicon) team, you will be expected and able to complete the following responsibilities:\nVerify/validate silicon or IP to address complex challenges.\n\nTake the lead in functional verification of advanced IP or ASIC SOC components using a UVM/C test bench.\n\nConduct Pre-Silicon IP/SoC verification and Post-Silicon/FPGA validation by establishing effective testing strategies.\n\nCollaborate with cross-functional teams-including Architecture, Design, Verification, and Partner groups-for project delivery, while also helping shape future designs.\n\nCreate test plans, develop tests and support infrastructure to fully validate intricate designs, and document bugs or issues.\n\nExecute tests, troubleshoot failures, and devise stress and performance scenarios to achieve test plan objectives.\n\nEngage in chip bring-up activities and write test firmware to assist other teams.\n\nDrive innovation by enhancing validation efficiency through new methodologies and tools.\n\nEmbody Microsoft’s core values: Customer Focus, Adaptability, Collaboration, Growth Mindset, Drive Results, Influence for Impact, Judgement, and Diversity & Inclusion.\n\nQualifications\nRequired Qualifications:\n3+ years of related technical engineering experience\n\nOR Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience or internship experience\n\nOR Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience or internship experience\n\nOR Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.\n\nExperience in executing pre-silicon verification of IPs/Sub Systems/SoCs through full cycle.\n\nBackground in creating and debugging IP/SoC Level tests in SV-UVM/C.\n\nIn depth knowledge of verification principles, testbenches and stimulus generation.\n\nSolid understanding of silicon chip and/or computer architecture\n\nScripting language such as Python, Ruby or Perl.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\nExperience with the use of formal verification methods\n\nExperience in Assembly, start up code and linker scripts\n\nExperience in developing Makefiles for software development.\n\nScreening Requirements\nThe 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.\n\nThis role will require access to information that is controlled for export under export control regulations, potentially under the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations or Export Administration Regulations, the EU Dual Use Regulation, and/or other export control regulations. As a condition of employment, the successful candidate will be required to provide either proof of their country of citizenship or proof of their US. residency or other protected status (e.g., under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) for assessment of eligibility to access the export-controlled information. To meet this legal requirement, and as a condition of employment, the successful candidate’s citizenship will be verified with a valid passport. Lawful permanent residents, refugees, and asylees may verify status using other documents, where applicable.\n\nThis position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.\nMicrosoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. 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