Microsoft

Principal Subsystem Design Engineer

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

  • Doctorate in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 3+ years' experience OR Master's with 6+ years OR Bachelor's with 8+ years OR equivalent experience.
  • Ability to meet security screening requirements for Microsoft, customers, or government.
  • Proof of citizenship or residency required for access to export-controlled information.
  • Preferred: 9+ years of experience in RTL design with proven delivery of high-performance designs.
  • Expertise in microarchitecture specification and design verification collaboration.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership for Memory Subsystem development from architecture to silicon bring-up.
  • Lead the design and verification of complex SoC subsystems focused on memory technologies.
  • Collaborate across multiple engineering disciplines to resolve system-level issues and ensure robust silicon.
  • Encourage IP/component reuse across projects to optimize subsystem architectures.
  • Mentor and guide teams through design reviews and cross-functional collaboration.
  • Develop and optimize subsystem architectures involving PCIe, HBM, and interconnect protocols.
  • Debug complex design issues across simulation, emulation, and silicon phases.
  • Drive Agile development practices including sprint planning and code reviews.

Benefits

  • Access to cutting-edge technology and custom solutions.
  • Mentorship opportunities and contribution to engineering best practices.
  • Exposure to a collaborative and cross-functional engineering environment.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership for Memory Subsystem development as a Design engineer, driving solutions from architecture and microarchitecture through silicon bring-up.


  • Lead the design, integration, and verification of high-performance, complex SoC subsystems, with a focus on memory technologies, bandwidth, latency, utilization, power, and overall system efficiency.


  • Collaborate closely with Architecture, RTL Design, DV, Physical Design (PD), Design-for-Test (DFT), Firmware, and Post-Silicon teams to resolve system-level issues and deliver robust silicon.


  • Drive vertical and horizontal IP/component reuse across projects and platforms, ensuring scalable and efficient subsystem architectures.


  • Provide technical leadership through mentorship, design reviews, code reviews, and cross-functional collaboration, helping to establish and maintain engineering best practices.


  • Develop and optimize subsystem architectures involving PCIe, HBM, imaging and control subsystems, interconnect fabrics, AMBA AXI/CHI protocols, DMA engines, NoCs, and high-throughput data buffering and movement.


  • Drive design implementation, including microarchitecture specification, RTL development and integration using Verilog/SystemVerilog, synthesis, timing constraints, floor-planning considerations, performance optimization, and design-quality closure including CDC, lint, and RDC.


  • Debug complex design and system-level issues across simulation, emulation, and silicon, working across disciplines to identify root causes and implement effective solutions.


  • Drive execution in an Agile development environment, including sprint planning, feature deployment, code reviews, issue resolution, and continuous improvement of design and verification processes.


  • Champion high-quality engineering execution and contribute to delivering cutting-edge, custom IP and SoC solutions that meet demanding performance, power, efficiency, and schedule requirements.


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:

  • 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 Qualifications:

  • 9+ years of experience in RTL design with a proven track record of delivering high-performance IP, SS, or SoC designs such as PCIe, DDR, or HBM.


  • Expertise in microarchitecture specification, RTL coding, and design verification collaboration.


  • Experience in synthesis, timing constraints, power / performance / area (PPA) trade-offs and post-silicon debug.


  • Experience with design quality and static checks, DFT implementation and hand off to physical design.


  • Lead experience for an IP or SS related to CPUs, VPUs, GPUs, Direct Memory Access (DMA) engine, Tensor unit, or similar


  • Experience with lead roles across cross-functional / cross-time-zone engineering teams


  • Experience of working on Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Machine Learning (ML) SoCs


  • Experience in Scripting language such as Python or Perl


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.

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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Size
181,000 employees
Market Cap
$1,762.4 billion
Industry
Enterprise Technology
Net Income
$51.3 billion
Founded
1975
5 Year Trend
+15.5%
Revenue
$153.2 billion
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