Design Verification Engineer II

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  design verification engineer  to work in the dynamic Microsoft Artificial Intelligence S ilicon Engineering  ( AIS iE ) team. The candidate should be a highly 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.

The AISiE silicon team is seeking a passionate, driven, and intellectually curious computer/electrical engineer to deliver premium-quality designs once considered impossible. We are responsible for delivering cutting-edge, custom IP and SoC designs that can perform complex and high-performance functions in an extremely efficient manner.    Plan the verification of complex design IP/SoC interacting with the architecture and design engineers to identify verification test scenarios.   Create and enhance constrained-random verification environments using SystemVerilog and UVM, or formally verify designs with SVA and industry leading formal tools   Develop tests using UVM or C/C++   Analyse and debug test failures with designers to deliver functionally correct design.   Identify and write functional coverage for stimulus and corner cases.   Close coverage to plug verification holes and meet tape out requirements.

3 or more years of experience in design verification with a proven track record of delivering complex CPU or SoC IP’s   knowledge of verification principles, testbenches, stimulus generation, and UVM or C++ based test environments.   good understanding of computer architecture   Substantial background in debugging RTL (Verilog) designs as well as simulation and/or emulation environments   Scripting language such as Python or Perl   This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. Microsoft 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. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.