Senior Hardware Engineer

Microsoft Azure is building the fastest network in public cloud. We are seeking candidate who can span the stack from hardware to systems to applications, turning ideas into production systems at a rapid pace. Join us as a Senior Hardware Engineer to build the world's fastest public cloud and make a difference to millions of people across the planet.

We are seeking a motivated Senior Hardware Engineer who is passionate about cutting edge hardware acceleration and would like to translate this passion into a commercial reality through a cloud service in Azure reaching thousands of customers and being implemented through millions of servers. Candidate should have design expertise on field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) to develop IP for Microsoft's next generation of cloud servers and applications. The candidate will contribute to a team developing IP for FPGAs. The successful candidate will be an effective communicator, creative, a critical thinker, and able to analyze and resolve complex issues.

Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of technical engineering experience

• OR Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years of technical engineering experience

• OR Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years of technical engineering experience

• OR Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.

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.

Additional / Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven experience of successful SoC or IP designs for FPGAs or ASICs.

• Knowledgeable in one or more industry standard interfaces such as AMBA AXI, PCIe, and DDR/LPDDR is preferred.

• FPGA development environment tools expertise, including design, implementation and debug.

• FPGA high-level synthesis design and compilation using HLS tools with C, C++ and OpenCL preferred.

• Communication skills, self-starter and ability to facilitate cross group collaboration across Microsoft internal groups and external vendors.

Hardware Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $117,200 - $229,200 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 $153,600 - $250,200 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

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until June 28, 2024.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

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• Own microarchitecture and design of complex designs

• Design, propose and oversee the analysis/evaluation of hardware architectures

• Document specifications and lead reviews of documentation, design, and code

• Run tests, debug failures to root cause, and provide fixes

• Develop design strategy, requirements, environments, tools, and methodologies.

• Collaborate with multiple hardware, firmware and software teams inside Microsoft.

• Handle a DevOps role with occasional on-call responsibilities for resolving customer issues in production Other

• Embody our Culture and Values