Senior Physical Design Engineer

Come join an evolving Microsoft Silicon Engineering team with a growth mindset. We are looking for a highly motivated Physical Design engineer to work in the cutting edge technical environment of Microsoft Silicon team. We're committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage applicants from all background and walks of life. Difference makes us better.ResponsibilitiesYou will be responsible for Physical design tasks at block, sub-chip and/or full chip level. The tasks include: Synthesis, floorplanning, placement & routing, CTS, physical verification, Power, IR-Drop, EM analysis. You may also be involved in physical design flow development/automation, signing off vendors physical design flows, tapeout reviews, evaluation and recommendations for technology, IP and vendor selection.
You are expected to be able to work with limited direction, have attention to detail and be able to provide crisp status of progress, issues, and risks on the program to the management team.QualificationsRequired Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Masters in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field
• 7 + years of experience in physical design engineering
• Experience in tape-outs of complex ASICs in leading-edge technology

Preferred Qualifications:

• Deep expertise in one or more of the following: Synthesis, floorplanning , place & route, clocking, physical verification, STA, EM-IR analysis.
• Experience with high frequency and low power implementation methodology.

Silicon Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $112,000 - $218,400 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 $145,800 - $238,600 per year.
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