Microsoft

Principal Signoff CAD Engineer

Microsoft • $142K — $274K *
Raleigh, NC 27610In-Person
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Doctorate in Electrical Engineering or related field with 3+ years experience, or Master's with 6+ years, or Bachelor's with 8+ years equivalent experience.
  • Extensive experience (10+ years) with parasitic extraction and static timing analysis tools at advanced process nodes (5nm and below).
  • Proficiency in physical design tools and CAD flow scripting languages (TCL, Python).
  • Demonstrated ability to drive zero-escape silicon quality in multiple concurrent tapeouts.
  • Strong leadership skills to grow the signoff engineering team and establish technical standards.

Responsibilities

  • Own and architect the end-to-end silicon signoff CAD flow strategy across various analysis tools.
  • Drive improvements in signoff methodologies through best practices and validation frameworks.
  • Lead engagement with EDA vendors to evaluate and deploy tools aligned with silicon development needs.
  • Collaborate with design teams to ensure integration of implementation and signoff processes.
  • Establish technical standards and foster a culture of continuous improvement in the signoff team.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on advanced-node silicon programs with cutting-edge technology.
  • Engagement with top-tier EDA vendors (Synopsys, Cadence) and influence on tool development.
  • A role with significant leadership responsibility and technical decision-making authority.
  • Collaboration within a diverse, geographically distributed team environment.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

  • Own and architect the end-to-end silicon signoff CAD flow strategy across parasitic extraction (StarRC/Pegasus), static timing analysis (PrimeTime/Tempus), power integrity and IR-drop analysis (Redhawk-SC/Voltus), and physical verification, ensuring production-quality convergence for advanced-node silicon programs.
  • Drive deep quality improvements across signoff methodologies by establishing best practices, defining quality metrics, and implementing systematic validation frameworks that prevent silicon escapes and reduce re-spins.
  • Lead technical engagement with EDA vendors (Synopsys, Cadence) to evaluate, qualify, and deploy new signoff tool versions; drive resolution of critical tool issues and influence vendor roadmaps to align with Microsoft's silicon development needs.
  • Collaborate with physical design construction teams and front-end RTL teams to ensure seamless integration between implementation and signoff, driving convergence of timing, power, and physical verification closure across multiple concurrent silicon programs.
  • Grow the signoff engineering team by establishing technical standards, conducting design reviews, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement; serve as the technical authority for signoff decisions and trade-offs across the organization.


Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

  • Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience.


Other Requirements:


    Preferred Qualifications:

    • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 10+ years of experience in silicon signoff CAD engineering, OR Master's degree AND 8+ years of equivalent experience.
    • 10+ years of hands-on experience with parasitic extraction tools (Synopsys StarRC and/or Cadence Pegasus) and static timing analysis tools (Synopsys PrimeTime and/or Cadence Tempus) in advanced process nodes (5nm and below).
    • 10+ years of familiarity with physical design implementation tools (Synopsys Fusion Compiler and/or Cadence Innovus).
    • Good scripting and automation experience in TCL and Python for developing production signoff flows and infrastructure.
    • Experience leading signoff convergence on multiple concurrent tapeouts at 5nm or below with track record of zero-escape silicon quality.
    • Experience working across both Synopsys and Cadence tool ecosystems with the ability to evaluate competitive solutions and drive best-in-class tool selection decisions.
    • Record of driving technical growth in teams, and establishing reusable flow architectures that scale across multiple silicon programs.
    • Experience working on geographically distributed teams with good collaboration skills; familiarity with cloud-based EDA compute environments and modern CI/CD practices for CAD flow development.


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    Silicon 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.

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    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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