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Microsoft Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. Microsoft Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) is the team behind Microsoft’s expanding Cloud Infrastructure and responsible for powering Microsoft’s “Intelligent Cloud” mission. SCHIE delivers the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's over 200 online businesses including Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, Teams, OneDrive, and the Microsoft Azure platform globally with our server and data center infrastructure, security and compliance, operations, globalization, and manageability solutions. Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering a trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide and we are looking for passionate engineers to help achieve that mission.
The Artificial Intelligence Silicon Engineering team is seeking passionate, driven, and intellectually curious computer/electrical engineers to deliver premium-quality designs once considered impossible. We are responsible for delivering cutting-edge AI designs that can perform complex and high-performance functions in an extremely efficient manner.
We are looking for a
Principal Validation Engineer to join our team!
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.
Responsibilities
Develop validation strategy, requirements, environments, tools, and methodologies including debug board and hardware/software requirements Apply your knowledge of validation principles and techniques and your judgement to write test plans and implement them by developing test content, scripts, tools, and other verification collateral Execute content in post-silicon, triage, and debug failures Apply your growth mindset to learn and adapt in a complex and dynamic environment Engage with partners to drive continuous improvement to design, validation plans/collateral, and methodology to prevent, reduce, and/or find bugs sooner, more easily, or more reliably Provide technical guidance, coaching, and mentorship to other engineers in your areas of expertise Collaborate with and influence architects, logic designers, verification engineers, other post-silicon validators, and IP and tool providers Delight your customers by providing high quality results on schedule Provide technical leadership with respect and integrity Apply your expertise towards pre-silicon verification plans, tests, and debug of your area
Qualifications
Required/Minimum qualifications
Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 7+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience. 5+ years of experience in Computer Architecture and SoC validation principles, including: Broad understanding of SoC subsystem, SoC system level, and platform level functionality Writing scripts/software with industry standard languages such as Python or C/C++. 4+ years of experience in driving Post-Silicon validation and characterization and successful execution
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. 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 or Export Administration Regulations, the EU Dual Use Regulation, and/or other export control regulations.As a condition of employment, the successful candidate will be requiredto provide either proof of their country of citizenship or proof of their US. 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.
Preferred Requirements
Demonstrated success in running cross-disciplinary taskforces Verification, logic design or validation experience as part of a CPU, SoC and/or IP development team. Leadership skills Experience with high-speed IO (ethernet, PCIe) Understanding of board level schematics Understanding of system level software and firmware Demonstrated success in hardware/software debug efforts Communication, collaboration and teamwork skills and ability to lead, grow, and contribute to diverse and inclusive teams Hands on expertise debugging silicon failures using on chip debug features (e.g., trace or JTAG) as well as test equipment (e.g., protocol analyzers, bit error rate testers, logic analyzers, high speed oscilloscopes)
Hardware Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $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
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until August 22nd, 2025.
#AHSI #SCHIE
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations. Seniority level
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Principal Validation Engineer
role at
Microsoft 2 weeks ago Be among the first 25 applicants Join to apply for the
Principal Validation Engineer
role at
Microsoft Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. Microsoft Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) is the team behind Microsoft’s expanding Cloud Infrastructure and responsible for powering Microsoft’s “Intelligent Cloud” mission. SCHIE delivers the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's over 200 online businesses including Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, Teams, OneDrive, and the Microsoft Azure platform globally with our server and data center infrastructure, security and compliance, operations, globalization, and manageability solutions. Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering a trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide and we are looking for passionate engineers to help achieve that mission.
The Artificial Intelligence Silicon Engineering team is seeking passionate, driven, and intellectually curious computer/electrical engineers to deliver premium-quality designs once considered impossible. We are responsible for delivering cutting-edge AI designs that can perform complex and high-performance functions in an extremely efficient manner.
We are looking for a
Principal Validation Engineer to join our team!
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.
Responsibilities
Develop validation strategy, requirements, environments, tools, and methodologies including debug board and hardware/software requirements Apply your knowledge of validation principles and techniques and your judgement to write test plans and implement them by developing test content, scripts, tools, and other verification collateral Execute content in post-silicon, triage, and debug failures Apply your growth mindset to learn and adapt in a complex and dynamic environment Engage with partners to drive continuous improvement to design, validation plans/collateral, and methodology to prevent, reduce, and/or find bugs sooner, more easily, or more reliably Provide technical guidance, coaching, and mentorship to other engineers in your areas of expertise Collaborate with and influence architects, logic designers, verification engineers, other post-silicon validators, and IP and tool providers Delight your customers by providing high quality results on schedule Provide technical leadership with respect and integrity Apply your expertise towards pre-silicon verification plans, tests, and debug of your area
Qualifications
Required/Minimum qualifications
Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 7+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience. 5+ years of experience in Computer Architecture and SoC validation principles, including: Broad understanding of SoC subsystem, SoC system level, and platform level functionality Writing scripts/software with industry standard languages such as Python or C/C++. 4+ years of experience in driving Post-Silicon validation and characterization and successful execution
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. 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 or Export Administration Regulations, the EU Dual Use Regulation, and/or other export control regulations.As a condition of employment, the successful candidate will be requiredto provide either proof of their country of citizenship or proof of their US. 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.
Preferred Requirements
Demonstrated success in running cross-disciplinary taskforces Verification, logic design or validation experience as part of a CPU, SoC and/or IP development team. Leadership skills Experience with high-speed IO (ethernet, PCIe) Understanding of board level schematics Understanding of system level software and firmware Demonstrated success in hardware/software debug efforts Communication, collaboration and teamwork skills and ability to lead, grow, and contribute to diverse and inclusive teams Hands on expertise debugging silicon failures using on chip debug features (e.g., trace or JTAG) as well as test equipment (e.g., protocol analyzers, bit error rate testers, logic analyzers, high speed oscilloscopes)
Hardware Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $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
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until August 22nd, 2025.
#AHSI #SCHIE
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations. Seniority level
Seniority level Not Applicable Employment type
Employment type Full-time Job function
Industries Software Development Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Microsoft by 2x Sign in to set job alerts for “Validation Engineer” roles.
Menlo Park, CA $144,000.00-$201,000.00 2 weeks ago Menlo Park, CA $122,000.00-$169,000.00 3 weeks ago Mountain View, CA $196,000.00-$248,000.00 3 days ago San Jose, CA $100,000.00-$130,000.00 3 weeks ago San Jose, CA $141,280.00-$211,920.00 5 days ago Fremont, CA $90,000.00-$100,000.00 4 weeks ago San Jose, CA $90,000.00-$120,000.00 1 month ago Fremont, CA $100,000.00-$125,000.00 1 week ago Medical Devices, Verification and Validation Engineer
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San Mateo County, CA $120,000.00-$150,000.00 5 days ago San Jose, CA $159,800.00-$202,300.00 4 days ago Verification and Validation Engineer/Senior V&V Engineer
Santa Clara, CA $120,000.00-$150,000.00 6 days ago Fremont, CA $75,000.00-$95,000.00 2 days ago Verification and Validation Engineer/Senior V&V Engineer
Fremont, CA $120,000.00-$150,000.00 5 days ago Fremont, CA $90,000.00-$100,000.00 4 weeks ago Test and Validation Engineer II, Drive Unit Test and Validation
San Jose, CA $130,000.00-$154,000.00 2 days ago Systems Validation Engineer, Efficiency & EV Systems
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Milpitas, CA $120,000.00-$170,000.00 2 days ago Sr. Test and Validation Engineer, Drive Unit Test and Validation
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Redwood City, CA $112,700.00-$155,000.00 1 week ago Staff Test and Validation Engineer, Drive Unit Test and Validation
San Jose, CA $130,000.00-$178,000.00 1 week ago San Jose, CA $120,000.00-$150,000.00 1 week ago Pleasanton, CA $135,500.00-$183,300.00 2 weeks ago We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.
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