Microsoft

Design Verification Engineer

Microsoft$102K — $202K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year(s) technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree and 2+ years technical experience OR equivalent.
  • Ability to meet Microsoft security screening requirements regarding export control regulations.

Responsibilities

  • Establish yourself as a key member of a silicon verification and validation team.
  • Write constrained random stimulus, scoreboards, checkers, and assertions for design verification.
  • Develop Verification IP (VIP) components for custom designs.
  • Create Universal Verification Methodology (UVM) components for test and simulation integration.
  • Implement functional coverage and ensure coverage closure.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams for thorough testing.
  • Develop verification and validation infrastructure scripts.

Benefits

  • Access to comprehensive health and wellness programs.
  • Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
  • Participation in team-building activities and events.
  • Flexible work hours and work-from-home options.
  • Access to a supportive community and inclusive work environment.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities
  • Establish yourself as an integral member of a pre-silicon verification and post-silicon validation team for the development of custom silicon components.
  • Work with a team to write constrained random stimulus, scoreboards and checkers, and assertions to verify design correctness.
  • Develop Verification IP (VIP) components to verify home grown designs.
  • Develop Universal Verification Methodology (UVM) components to interface between test code and verification simulation environments.
  • Define and implement functional coverage and drive coverage closure.
  • Collaborate with Architecture, Design, Firmware/Software, Product Engineering, Program Management and third-party vendor teams to ensure pre-and-post-Si testing is comprehensive.
  • Develop scripts for verification and validation infrastructure.


Qualifications
  • Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 1+ year(s) technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience.

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.
  • 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.

Preferred:
  • Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience.
  • 3+ years of pre-silicon System on Chip (SOC), chip level, subsystem or IP verification experience.
  • 3+ years of experience with verification principles, object-oriented programming, test plan development, testbench creation, stimulus generation, UVM/Open Verification Methodology (OVM), and coverage-based verification.
  • 3+ years of experience in SystemVerilog, C/C++, and scripting languages such as Python, Ruby or Perl.
  • Demonstrated experience on one or more of the following: Coherency, Caches, Fabrics, Double Data Rate (DDR) controllers, Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe), Compute Express Link (CXL), Advanced eXtensible Interface(AXI)/Coherent Hub Interface(CHI) protocol bridges or other complex IP/blocks or subsystems.
  • Experience with a full product cycle from definition to silicon, including writing IP/block or subsystem level test plans, developing tests, debugging failures and coverage signoff.
  • Experience creating, maintaining, or integrating test benches, checkers and stimulus using System Verilog Test Bench (SVTB), Universal Verification Methodology (UVM), Formal Verification and/or C/C++.
  • Experience in automating verification processes using Python or another scripting language.


Silicon Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $102,100.00 - $202,200.00 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $133,800.00 - $219,200.00 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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