Microsoft

Microsoft

Senior Physical Design Engineer

Hillsboro, OR, US · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 11 hours ago
Data AnalysisElectrical EngineeringCommunicationCollaborationProblem Solving

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Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role100
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds40
Fits your clock70

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Green-card filing pattern in this occupation

Context, not a finding about this posting: of this employer's 17 green-card filings in this occupation, 100% were for a worker who already held the job.

Green-card follow-through: 87%

Of 741 labor certifications old enough to have been used, 96 expired without the employer filing the next step. Median time from filing to decision: 439 days.97% of their filings were for a worker who already held the job.Only certifications past the 180-day window are counted — recent ones cannot have expired yet.

Reported a layoff in this occupation

In a green-card filing decided 2026-01-14, this employer stated it had laid off workers in Electronics Engineers, Except Computer (WA) during the preceding six months.Describes the period before that filing, not necessarily today. Unlike WARN notices this is occupation-specific and federal.

Files H-1B transfers

1131 transfer filings in the last year, covering 1131 workers. Median labor-condition decision: 7 days. An employer that already files transfers is one that can take over an existing H-1B.

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About the role

  • Responsible for clock construction and CTS.
  • Clear communications on project status & planning.
  • To meet this legal requirement, and as a condition of employment, the successful candidate's citizenship will be verified with a valid passport.

Responsibilities

  • Drive end-to-end execution from synthesis through place-and-route for large designs, ensuring completion of all signoff stages including timing, physical verification, EMIR, formal equivalence, and low-power verification.
  • Drive methodology exploration activities to optimize SOC blocks for clock construction and related methodology.
  • Coordinate with CAD, RTL/Design teams/DFT, Architecture team, Power & Performance team, Technology team & other internal/external partners as essential.
  • Responsible for RTL to GDS implementation in Physical Design domain.
  • Influence design tools, flows, and methodologies in construction, signoff, and optimization through a data-driven approach.
  • Demonstrate technical expertise across various domains of Physical Design.
  • Lawful permanent residents, refugees, and asylees may verify status using other documents, where applicable.
  • Proven track record in Physical Design domain implementing designs through synthesis, floorplanning, place and route, extraction, timing, and physical verification.
  • Experience in low power design methodology for SOC Thorough understanding of SOC or subsystem design trade-offs across power, performance, and area (PPA).
  • Familiarity with various clock construction strategies for high speed designs Demonstrate technical expertise in all aspects of Physical Design, from synthesis to place and route of partitions through all signoff including timing signoff, physical verification, EMIR signoff, Formal Equivalence, and Low Power Verification.

Requirements

  • BS/MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering or any related degree Min 7+ years of experience in semiconductor design.
  • Communication, collaboration and teamwork skills and ability to contribute to diverse and inclusive teams.
  • Production silicon tape-outs experience in advanced foundry process nodes.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • This role will require access to information that is controlled for export under export control regulations, potentially under the U

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