Principal Firmware Engineer (Silicon Modeling)
Job Description
We’re looking for individuals to help us develop full SOC Models of Microsoft’s custom silicon using SystemC and industry standard simulation tools, along with corresponding validation firmware and software. If you have a growth mindset, enjoy working in a fun environment, and would love to team up with a talented group of individuals from diverse backgrounds and with diverse skillsets, then we would love you to join us.
Locations
- Redmond, Washington, United States, Redmond, Washington, United States
- Hillsboro, Oregon, United States, Hillsboro, Oregon, United States
- Mountain View, California, United States, Mountain View, California, United States
- Austin, Texas, United States, Austin, Texas, United States
- Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
- Boise, Idaho, United States, Boise, Idaho, United States
Salary
Salary not disclosed
Required Qualifications
- Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience. (degree)
- OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience (degree)
- OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience (degree)
- OR equivalent experience. (degree)
- Experience in firmware development and/or silicon modeling experience. (degree)
- Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter (degree)
- Expertise with C or C++. (degree)
- Experience with SystemC (degree)
- Passion for developing low-level software interfacing with hardware. (degree)
- Ability to take ambitious and ambiguous goals and develop requirements, timelines, software architecture, and APIs to ensure delivery and provide management with regular updates. (degree)
- Knowledge of operating systems including drivers, memory management, boot loaders, and scheduling. (degree)
- Excellent debugging skills with GDB or equivalent. (degree)
- Experience with industry standard SystemC simulators like Virtualizer or Helium (degree)
- Experience with scripting languages: Python, Powershell (degree)
- Experience developing firmware in pre-silicon environments. (degree)
- Shipped products running firmware or embedded software you’ve written. (degree)
- Experience with one or more of these: drivers, DMA, PCIe, NVMe, image video decoders, networking controllers, memory controllers/training, boot flows, or power management. (degree)
Preferred Qualifications
- Expertise with C or C++. (degree)
- Experience with SystemC (degree)
- Passion for developing low-level software interfacing with hardware. (degree)
- Ability to take ambitious and ambiguous goals and develop requirements, timelines, software architecture, and APIs to ensure delivery and provide management with regular updates. (degree)
- Knowledge of operating systems including drivers, memory management, boot loaders, and scheduling. (degree)
- Excellent debugging skills with GDB or equivalent. (degree)
- Experience with industry standard SystemC simulators like Virtualizer or Helium (degree)
- Experience with scripting languages: Python, Powershell (degree)
- Experience developing firmware in pre-silicon environments. (degree)
- Shipped products running firmware or embedded software you’ve written. (degree)
- Experience with one or more of these: drivers, DMA, PCIe, NVMe, image video decoders, networking controllers, memory controllers/training, boot flows, or power management. (degree)
Responsibilities
- Architecting Models and corresponding validation firmware/software for various components of silicon, from boot ROMs, PCIE, USB, and Compute Clusters.
- Leading the technical development of models, firmware and software.
- Mentoring junior engineers in aspects of software design and firmware and learning from industry experts.
- Working with a group of individuals from diverse backgrounds and with diverse skillsets.
Travel Requirements
3 days / week in-office
