Design Verification Engineer II
Microsoft · Posted Nov 2
Software, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and hardware services
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About the role
Microsoft's Silicon team builds custom silicon for a diverse set of systems ranging from consumer products like Xbox to high-performance Azure cloud servers, clients, and augmented reality. The role sits in the Microsoft Artificial Intelligence Silicon Engineering (AISiE) team, which delivers custom IP and SoC designs that perform complex, high-performance functions efficiently. The design verification engineer will plan and execute verification of complex design IP/SoC, build constrained-random SystemVerilog/UVM environments or formal verification, debug failures with designers, and close functional coverage to tape out.
What you will do
- Plan the verification of complex design IP/SoC interacting with the architecture and design engineers to identify verification test scenarios.
- Create and enhance constrained-random verification environments using SystemVerilog and UVM, or formally verify designs with SVA and industry leading formal tools
- Develop tests using UVM or C/C++
- Analyse and debug test failures with designers to deliver functionally correct design.
- Identify and write functional coverage for stimulus and corner cases.
- Close coverage to plug verification holes and meet tape out requirements.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- 4 or more years of experience in design verification with a proven track record of delivering complex CPU or SoC IP’s
- knowledge of verification principles, testbenches, stimulus generation, and UVM or C++ based test environments.
- good understanding of computer architecture
- Substantial background in debugging RTL (Verilog) designs as well as simulation and/or emulation environments
- Scripting language such as Python or Perl
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is a multinational technology company that develops, licenses, and supports a wide range of software products, services, and hardware devices. Best known for its Windows operating systems, Microsoft 365 productivity suite, and Xbox gaming consoles, the company has expanded heavily into enterprise cloud computing via Azure and advanced artificial intelligence solutions. As one of the world's most valuable public enterprises, it empowers individuals and businesses globally through innovative digital transformation.
- Industry
- Software
- Company size
- 228,000+ employees
- Founded
- April 4, 1975
- Location
- Redmond, Washington, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Vice Chair and President
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