Senior Physical Design Engineer
Core
Lead and execute Physical Design activities at block and sub-chip levels to define and deliver operational measures of success for hardware manufacturing, optimizing Cloud infrastructure.
Role type
Senior Physical Design Engineer (ASIC/SoC)
Builds
Server and data center hardware infrastructure for Microsoft Cloud services
Domain
Semiconductor manufacturing / Cloud Infrastructure
Required skills
Floorplanning, Synthesis, Placement and optimization, Clock Tree Synthesis (CTS), Routing, Static Timing Analysis (STA), Physical Verification, Formal Equivalency, Power optimization, IR-drop analysis, Electromigration (EM) analysis
Preferred skills
Physical design implementation signoff at block/sub-system level, Tapeouts of complex ASICs in leading edge technology
Technologies
EDA tools, IP selection, Technology nodes
Responsibilities
Lead and execute Physical Design activities at block and sub-chip levels; Contribute to Physical Design flow development, automation, and methodology improvements; Evaluate and recommend technology nodes, IP selection, EDA tools, and vendor solutions; Provide clear and concise status updates on progress, risks, and mitigation plans to management; Operate with minimal supervision while maintaining good attention to detail; Support program needs, including occasional travel as required
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
