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Microsoft Corporation is a global technology leader producing software, hardware, and cloud services including Windows, Office 365, Azure cloud platform, Xbox gaming, and Surface devices. Industry: Software & Cloud Computing
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The Principal Physical Design Engineer joins the Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering team to work on Microsoft’s Next-Gen AI SOC chip. This role focuses on delivering tool, flow, and methodology for physical design tasks at the block, sub-chip, and full-chip levels. Key responsibilities include leading Place and Route convergence recipe development, implementing strategies for Static Timing Analysis, Physical Verification, Formal Equivalency Verification, and low power verification. The engineer will also manage global clocking construction, IR-Drop/EM analysis, and IP collateral handling while providing guidance to other engineers. Required skills include proficiency in EDA tools such as Synopsys Fusion Compiler, PrimeClosure, Primetime, Formality, VCLP, Star-RC, Redhawk SC, and Cadence Innovus, alongside Siemens Calibre. Candidates should possess scripting skills in TCL and Python to optimize physical design efficiency for complex ASIC tapeouts.