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Principal Quantum Design Verification Engineer

Microsoft • $142K — $274K *
Redmond, WA 98052In-Person
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Qualifications

  • Doctorate in Physics, Engineering, or related field with 3+ years experience; or a Master's with 6+ years; or a Bachelor's with 8+ years; or equivalent experience.
  • Familiarity with AI tools for driving efficiency and innovation in design verification.
  • Proficiency in using modern AI tools for hardware development and discovery.
  • Extensive experience in design verification of SoCs or large IP blocks for production (preferred 10+ years).
  • Hands-on expertise with UVM, OVM, and SystemVerilog for verification methodologies.

Responsibilities

  • Own and validate verification environments and tests for IP and SoC designs.
  • Coordinate contingent staff and vendors to ensure verification deliverables meet specs and schedules.
  • Set up and manage databases for SoC and IP repositories; drive bug tracking and milestone reviews.
  • Create test plans for pre-silicon simulation, including developing AMS simulation models.
  • Collaborate with the DFT team to confirm DFT feature testing.
  • Align verification methodologies with teams and improve Design Verification processes continuously.
  • Work effectively with architects, analog designers, and other verification engineers.

Benefits

  • Access to cutting-edge technology in quantum computing.
  • Collaboration with a diverse team of experts across various domains.
  • Opportunity for professional growth in a rapidly evolving field.
  • Support for contributions to innovative projects in quantum hardware systems.
  • Flexible work environment promoting work-life balance.
Full Job Description
Overview

As a Principal Quantum Design Verification Engineer on the Quantum 1st Party Hardware System-on-Chip (SoC) team, you will play a critical leadership role in advancing the development of the team's quantum SoC verification infrastructure. Your responsibilities will include defining pre-silicon Simulation plans and post-silicon Validation/Characterization plans for SoC and Intellectual Property (IP) blocks, and coordinating individuals, contingent staff, and external vendors to deliver a high-quality design.

You will work across SoC architecture, quantum hardware, analog design, and physical design teams throughout the program lifecycle to bring SoC and IP into production at the quality required for scalable quantum systems. If you thrive on complex challenges and foundational technologies that redefine what's possible, we invite you to help shape the future of quantum computing.

Responsibilities
  • Own verification environments and tests for IP and SoC designs, and validate designs in simulation with both pre- and post-layout Register-Transfer Level (RTL) and netlists.
  • Coordinate the execution of contingent staff and external vendors to ensure verification deliverables meet specification and schedule.
  • Set up and manage databases and flows for SoC and IP repositories; set up bug-tracking systems and log, track, manage, and close bugs and issues; drive milestone reviews and status reports.
  • Create test plans for pre-silicon simulation verification across both digital and analog components, including the development of Analog Mixed-Signal (AMS) simulation models.
  • Collaborate with the Design For Test (DFT) team to test DFT features.
  • Align verification methodologies with wider teams and drive continuous improvement to Design Verification processes for at-scale execution.
  • Collaborate effectively with architects, analog mixed-signal designers, verification engineers, and physical design, DFT, and other front-end design teams.
  • Other
    • Embody our culture and values .


Qualifications

Required/minimum qualifications
  • Doctorate in Physics, Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years experience in industry or in a research and development environment
    • OR Master's Degree in Physics, Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years experience in industry or in a research and development environment
    • OR Bachelor's Degree in Physics, Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years experience in industry or in a research and development environment
    • OR equivalent experience.


Other Requirements:
  • Ability to leverage AI tools to drive innovation and efficiency (e.g., performance modeling and analysis, research gathering, day to day task automation).
  • Ability to work in an "AI-first" environment using modern AI tools to accelerate discovery through hardware development.


Preferred qualifications
  • 10+ years of design verification experience, including verification of complex SoC or large IP blocks delivered to production.
  • 5+ years of experience coordinating verification across large SoC or IP programs, including establishing verification flows and methodology.
  • Hands-on expertise with Universal Verification Methodology (UVM), Open Verification Methodology (OVM), and SystemVerilog.
  • Experience building testbenches, generating stimulus, creating simulation environments, and debugging complex designs.
  • Experience with Analog Mixed-Signal (AMS) verification across the design lifecycle, including analog and digital interface verification, AMS modeling and simulation, and silicon characterization through release to production.
  • Proficiency in MATLAB for complex modeling and visualization.
  • Proficiency in a scripting language such as Python, Ruby, or Perl, including automation of simulation and data analysis.
  • Experience writing tests in C and C++.
  • Background verifying complex chips such as Central Processing Units (CPUs), Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), AI accelerators, or networking SoCs.

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Quantum Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 - $274,800 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 $188,000 - $304,200 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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