Microsoft

Principal AI Silicon Architect

Microsoft$165K — $296K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 7+ years of experience, or equivalent experience.
  • Master's Degree in related fields with 10+ years of relevant experience.
  • Bachelor's Degree in related fields with 12+ years of relevant experience.
  • 10+ years of silicon architecture experience preferred.
  • Experience leading multiple end-to-end silicon programs from design to production readiness.

Responsibilities

  • Drive the direction of High-Performance AI Silicon Architecture.
  • Develop specifications for AI Accelerator silicon architecture.
  • Create functional and analytical models of silicon IP blocks.
  • Collaborate with AI software and hardware teams to optimize silicon architecture for AI models.
  • Support cross-functional teams through the entire silicon development cycle.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance and wellness programs.
  • Opportunities for professional development and growth.
  • Access to cutting-edge technology and resources.
  • Collaborative and inclusive work environment.
  • Flexible working arrangements.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities
  • Drive High-Performance AI Silicon Architecture direction
  • Develop Silicon Architecture Specifications for AI Accelerator
  • Develop functional and analytical models of silicon IP blocks
  • Collaborate with AI Software and Hardware teams to drive the optimum silicon architecture for current and future AI Models
  • Support and guide Design, DV, Emulation, Firmware, and Kernel development teams through End-to-End Silicon development cycle


Qualifications

Required/minimum qualifications
  • Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 7+ years technical engineering experience OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 10+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience.


Other Requirements:


    Preferred Qualifications:
    • 10+ years of silicon architecture experience
    • Proven experience leading at least three end-to-end silicon programs through architecture, design, tape-out, bring-up, validation, and production readiness
    • Demonstrated ability to drive cross-functional collaboration across architecture, design, software, firmware, verification, product engineering, and system teams.
    • Deep understanding of current and emerging machine learning models and workloads for both training and inference
    • Recognized expertise in one or more of the following domains
    • Machine learning acceleration, including large-scale matrix multiplication, numerical formats and representations, parallel computing, and performance optimization.
    • SIMD/SIMT vector processor architecture and microarchitecture
    • Scalable high-bandwidth Network-on-Chip (NoC) architectures and interconnect fabrics
    • Memory subsystem architecture, including HBM and high-bandwidth data movement.
    • Experience driving hardware/software co-design for AI and high-performance computing systems
    • Experience with high-power, large-scale SoC, and multi-chiplet architectures
    • System-level architectural thinking with the ability to balance performance, power, area, cost, and time-to-market tradeoffs
    • Experience defining and delivering AI accelerator, GPU, CPU, networking, or other high-performance silicon products


    Silicon Engineering IC6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $165,600 - $296,400 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 $220,800 - $331,200 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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