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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Silicon Design Engineer - **Company:** Microsoft - **Location:** Redmond, WA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $119,800.0 - $234,700.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft Online Services, Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Logic Synthesis of Circuits, Perl (Programming Language), Joint Test Action (IEEE Standards), Python (Programming Language), System on a Chip, SystemVerilog, Verilog, Scripting, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, Information Technology, Physical Design - **Published:** July 28, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.jobmonkeyjobs.com/career/27884356/Senior-Silicon-Design-Engineer-Washington-Redmond-1210 ## About the Role We are looking for a Senior Design Engineer to work in the dynamic Microsoft Artificial Intelligence System on Chip (AISoC) Silicon team. The candidate must be a highly motivated self-starter who will thrive in this cutting-edge technical environment., * Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 1+ year(s) technical engineering experience + OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience + OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ 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 requiredto 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: * 4+ years of experience delivering successful IP or Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC)/SOC designs. * 4+ years expertise in Digital Design including microarchitecture specification development, RTL coding in Verilog/System Verilog and Clock Domain Crossing (CDC)/LINT closure. * 4+ years of experience in Synthesis, Timing constraints, Power, Performance, Area (PPA) trade-offs and Post-Silicon Debug * 4+ years of experience with Synthesis, Standard Design Constraints (SDC) and Unified Power format UPF * 4+ years of experience working on SOC integration * Experience with industry standard interfaces such as Advanced extensible Interface (AXI), APB, JTAG * Experience with writing System Verilog assertions and coverpoints * Experience with scripting languages such as Perl or Python * Track record of successful tapeouts in deep sub-micron technologies * Communication skills and the ability to facilitate collaboration across Microsoft internal groups and external vendors * Ability and willingness to adapt and work on variety of designs #schie #aisoc ## Description You will be part of the design team driving many facets of high performance, high bandwidth Network-on-Chip designs in the start-of-the-art AI SoCs. 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