CPU Principal Performance Engineer

The silicon computing development team is seeking passionate, driven, and intellectually curious computer/electrical engineers to deliver premium-quality designs once considered impossible. Our team is involved in numerous projects within Microsoft developing custom silicon for a diverse set of systems ranging from traditional computing solutions to artificial intelligence and augmented reality. We are responsible for delivering cutting-edge, custom CPU and SoC designs that can perform complex and high-performance functions in an extremely efficient manner.ResponsibilitiesAs a Principal Performance Modeling Engineer in the Silicon Computing Development team, you will lead development of accurate, performant software models representing the behavior of our next generation hardware. This high impact role will entail:

• Collaboration with hardware design leads to propose and evaluate micro-architectures pre-silicon
• Definition of software architectures appropriate to explore a given state space
• Implementation of model components and analysis software in C++ and python
• Mentorship of junior team members

QualificationsRequired

• 9+ years of related technical engineering experience
• OR Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience or internship experience
• OR Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience or internship experience
• OR Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience.

Preferred

• 8+ years' experience developing software models of CPU, GPU, or complex data processing hardware.
• 8+ years' experience driving improved hardware designs through software model state exploration.
• 8+ years' experience with OO programming and data structures, using C++.
• Solid understanding of microprocessor architectures
• Familiarity with digital logic principles, design and simulation
• Good communication and teamwork skills

Silicon Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $133,600 - $256,800 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 $173,200 - $282,200 per year.
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