Senior/Principal Power and Signal Integrity Engineer
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading. Include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it. So we need sections: Overview? Not listed as allowed heading, but we could use "About the role" maybe. The posting includes an overview paragraph about Microsoft Quantum and role description. Could map to "About the role". Then Responsibilities, Qualifications (maybe combine Required and Preferred?), maybe separate "Qualifications" and "Preferred Qualifications"? The instruction says use headings like Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We have Pay info (two ranges). Benefits not explicitly stated besides "Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation." That's vague; we should not create Benefits section unless posting actually states them. It says "Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation." That's not specific benefit details, so we should not create Benefits section. Pay: we have specific ranges, so we should include Pay section. Schedule: not mentioned, so omit. Skills: maybe we could include under Qualifications? Not separate. Could include Skills if there are explicit skill listings; there are many experience requirements, but those are qualifications. We'll keep Qualifications (maybe split into Required and Preferred). The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we could have About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Pay. That's four sections.
We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. Must include all details from overview, responsibilities, qualifications (both required and preferred), pay ranges. Also include other requirements like security screening, citizenship verification, AI tools ability etc. Those are part of qualifications? They are listed under "Other Requirements" after qualifications. Should we include them in Qualifications section? Probably yes, as part of qualifications. We'll embed them as list items.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, equal opportunity, accommodation instructions, application instructions, etc. Also remove duplicated lines. Also remove the hashtags and maybe the "Quantum Engineering IC4 - ..." and "Quantum Engineering IC5 - ..." lines? Those are pay ranges; we need to keep pay info. The text includes two pay ranges for IC4 and IC5. The role is Senior/Principal Power Signal Integrity Engineer; maybe those correspond to levels? We should keep both ranges as they are specific. We'll present them in Pay section.
We must not include the "This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days..." etc. That's application instruction/boilerplate; remove.
We must not include Microsoft mission statement? That's part of overview? It's generic but could be considered overview. The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. The mission statement is generic but part of posting; we should keep it? It's not specific to role but still part of posting. However it's somewhat boilerplate; but not explicitly listed as cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. It's a mission statement; could be considered part of overview. I'd keep it in About the role section.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences.
Structure:
About the role
... overview paragraph(s) ...
Responsibilities
- ... each responsibility ...
Qualifications
- ... required qualifications ...
- ... other requirements ...
- ... preferred qualifications ...
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So qualifications are requirements, so we should use list. But the required qualifications are a set of alternatives; we could make each alternative a separate list item? That would change meaning (implies need all). Better to keep as a single list item containing the OR text. That's acceptable.
Similarly for preferred qualifications.
Other requirements: security screening, citizenship verification, AI tools ability. We'll make list items.
Pay section:
Pay
Quantum Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $160,200 - $261,000 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay Quantum Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $142,800 - $274,800 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 $188,000 - $304,200 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
But we need to avoid duplication: The "Certain roles may be eligible..." appears twice; we could keep once? It's duplicated lines; we should remove duplicated lines. So we can keep one instance. Also the URL appears twice; we can keep once. Thus Pay section: include both IC4 and IC5 ranges, and a single line about benefits and link. We must not include the "Find additional benefits and pay information here:" if it's just a link; but it's part of pay info. We'll keep. Now About the role: need to include overview paragraphs: first paragraph about Microsoft Quantum, second about seeking Senior/Principal Power Signal Integrity Engineer, third about mission statement, values. We'll combine intomaybe multiple
tags? The instruction: use
for prose. Could have multiple
elements under the section. We'll do that. Responsibilities: list each bullet. Let's extract responsibilities list: - Define and drive power integrity and signal integrity strategy for next-generation Cryo-CMOS quantum control systems. - Own electrical integrity across silicon, package, PCB, interconnect, and system-level implementations. - Architect and optimize power delivery networks spanning on-chip power grids, advanced packages, and board-level power distribution. - Develop isolation strategies that enable large-scale digital switching circuitry to coexist with highly sensitive analog, RF, and qubit-control signals. - Lead analysis and mitigation of power delivery, switching noise, electromagnetic coupling, crosstalk, and mixed-signal interference mechanisms. - Drive silicon-package-board co-design activities in partnership with ASIC, package, board, system, and quantum hardware teams. - Establish design methodologies, validation plans, and signoff criteria for power integrity and signal integrity closure. - Correlate simulation results with laboratory measurements and provide technical leadership for critical architecture decisions across the organization. - Other: Embody our culture and values. We'll make each a
- . Qualifications: Required / Minimum Qualifications block: Doctorate in Physics, Engineering, or related field AND 1+ year(s) experience in industry or in a research and development environment, could include completion of a post doctoral research position OR Master's Degree in Physics, Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years experience in industry or in a research and development environment OR Bachelor's Degree in Physics, Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years experience in industry or in a research and development environment 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. * Citizenship & Citizenship Verification: 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 (ITAR) or Export Administration Regulations (EAR), the EU Dual Use Regulation, and/or other export control regulations. As a condition of employment, the successful candidate will be required to provide either proof of their country of citizenship or proof of their U.S. permanent 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. - Ability to leverage AI tools to drive innovation and efficiency (e.g., performance modeling and analysis, research gathering, day to day task automation). - Ability to work in an AI-first environment using modern AI tools to accelerate discovery through hardware development. Preferred Qualifications: Doctorate in Physics, Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years experience in industry or in a research and development environment, could include completion of a post doctoral research position OR Master's Degree in Physics, Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years experience in industry or in a research and development environment OR Bachelor's Degree in Physics, Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years experience in industry or in a research and development environment OR equivalent experience. Experience with power integrity and signal integrity for complex mixed-signal electronic systems, including power delivery network architecture, IR drop, voltage droop, simultaneous switching noise, ground bounce, return-current behavior, electromagnetic coupling, and transmission-line effects. Experience designing and analyzing power delivery networks across application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), semiconductor packages, printed circuit boards (PCBs), and complete electronic systems, including silicon-package-board co-analysis and design optimization. Experience using industry-standard simulation tools such as Synopsys RaptorX, Ansys HFSS, SIwave, Cadence Clarity, PowerSI, Keysight ADS, Spectre, HSPICE, or equivalent environments. Experience correlating simulation results with laboratory characterization and measurement data. Experience designing large mixed-signal ASICs that integrate substantial digital content with sensitive analog, radio-frequency (RF), or precision measurement circuitry, including architectures requiring isolation between noise-generating and noise-sensitive systems. Experience with advanced packaging technologies, including 2.5D and 3D integration, silicon interposers, chiplet architectures, and advanced package substrates. Experience defining power integrity signoff methodologies and integrated silicon-package-board design flows. Familiarity with Cryo-CMOS circuits, cryogenic electronics, quantum computing hardware, superconducting systems, or advanced instrumentation. Experience leading cross-functional hardware programs and supporting the development of engineers across multiple disciplines. We need to preserve all that. We'll put required qualifications as a single
- containing the OR text. Then other requirements as separate
- items (maybe each bullet). Then preferred qualifications as a single
- containing the OR text plus the list of experience items? But those are also requirements; better to split them into list items for each experience bullet. However instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. But we already have Qualifications section; we can have multiple
- inside it. That's fine.
We'll structure:
Qualifications
- Doctorate in Physics, Engineering, or related field AND 1+ year(s) experience in industry or in a research and development environment, could include completion of a post doctoral research position OR Master's Degree in Physics, Engineering, or related field AND 4