Senior Physical Design Engineer

Responsibilities

• Responsible for SOC low power design methodology and power signoff.
• Drive methodology exploration activities to optimize SOC blocks for power, performance, and area (PPA).
• Coordinate with CAD, RTL/Design teams/DFT, Architecture team, Power & Performance team, Technology team & other internal/external partners as essential.
• Responsible for RTL to GDS implementation in Physical Design domain.
• Drive end-to-end execution from synthesis through place-and-route for large designs, ensuring completion of all signoff stages including timing, physical verification, EMIR, formal equivalence, and low-power verification.
• Influence design tools, flows, and methodologies in construction, signoff, and optimization through a data-driven approach.
• Foster collaboration across teams to deliver the best possible solutions, aligned with a One Microsoft mindset.
• Demonstrate technical expertise across various domains of Physical Design.
• Clear communications on project status & planning.
• Demonstrate Microsoft core values: Customer Focus, Adaptability, Collaboration, Growth Mindset, Drive for Results, Influence for Impact, Judgement, and Diversity & Inclusion.

Qualifications

• Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 1+ year(s) technical engineering experience
• Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience
• Equivalent experience.