Microsoft

Senior Physical Verification CAD Engineer

United States, California, Mountain View · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$120k-$235kDetected 16 hours ago

PythonNode.jsElectrical Engineering

About the role

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Develop, maintain, and support Physical Verification (PV) flows across all Silicon projects, spanning early design (shift-left) through final signoff, including DRC, LVS, ERC, antenna, and advanced checks.
Own PV methodology, including guidelines, checklists, milestone definitions, and waiver strategies, ensuring consistent and predictable execution across programs and nodes.
Partner closely with Physical Design teams to: Enable early PV runs o Debug complex DRC/LVS/ERC/PERC issues o Identify systemic design or flow gaps and drive fixes to closure.
Lead resolution of PV-related flow and design issues, including tool stability, runtime scalability, deck integration, waiver correctness, and cross-tool debug.
Drive cross-functional alignment with CAD, Technology, and external EDA partners (e.g.,Siemens, Synopsys) to communicate PV requirements, influence roadmap priorities, and unblock execution at critical project milestones.
Support PDK and node enablement activities, ensuring PV flows are validated, production-ready, and aligned with foundry decks and internal signoff criteria across multiple technology variants.
In this role, you will foster the enablement and support of advanced-node DRC, LVS, Antenna, and ESD signoff flows, working closely with EDA vendors, and internal design teams.
You will own PV signoff methodology end to end, identify gaps, and drive scalable, production-ready solutions across multiple silicon programs.

Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 1+ year(s) technical engineering experience
OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience
OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.
Do you have a passion for advanced silicon signoff and physical verification at leading-edge technology nodes?

Experience with industry-standard PV tools, such as Calibre.
Scripting skills in at least one language (TCL, Python, Perl, or equivalent) for flow automation, debug, and data analysis.
BS + 12 years / MS + 10 years of relevant experience.
Experience with advanced verification checks, such as: o PERC (including custom or CNOD-based checks) o ESD, EOS, level-shifter, and reliability-focused verification. ·
Exposure to shift-left PV methodologies, TCIC flows, and early-stage verification strategies that improve convergence and reduce late-stage surprises.
Prior experience contributing to or leading PV, methodology councils, or multi-project enablement efforts.
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This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

You will be part of a team responsible for driving state-of-the-art Physical Verification CAD solutions for Microsoft's silicon design teams.

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