Design Verification Engineer II

Microsoft Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) is the team behind Microsoft’s expanding Cloud Infrastructure and responsible for powering Microsoft’s “Intelligent Cloud” mission. 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. 

The 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. 

As 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. 

As 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:

• Verify/validate silicon or IP to address complex challenges.

• Take the lead in functional verification of advanced IP or ASIC SOC components using a UVM/C test bench.

• Conduct Pre-Silicon IP/SoC verification and Post-Silicon/FPGA validation by establishing effective testing strategies.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams—including Architecture, Design, Verification, and Partner groups—for project delivery, while also helping shape future designs.

• Create test plans, develop tests and support infrastructure to fully validate intricate designs, and document bugs or issues.

• Execute tests, troubleshoot failures, and devise stress and performance scenarios to achieve test plan objectives.

• Engage in chip bring-up activities and write test firmware to assist other teams.

• Drive innovation by enhancing validation efficiency through new methodologies and tools.

• Embody Microsoft’s core values: Customer Focus, Adaptability, Collaboration, Growth Mindset, Drive Results, Influence for Impact, Judgement, and Diversity & Inclusion.

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years of related technical engineering experience

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

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

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

• Experience in executing pre-silicon verification of IPs/Sub Systems/SoCs through full cycle.

• Background in creating and debugging IP/SoC Level tests in SV-UVM/C.

• In depth knowledge of verification principles, testbenches and stimulus generation.

• Solid understanding of silicon chip and/or computer architecture

• Scripting language such as Python, Ruby or Perl.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with the use of formal verification methods

• Experience in Assembly, start up code and linker scripts

• Experience in developing Makefiles for software development.

Screening Requirements

• The 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. 

• This 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.