Microsoft’s Custom Intellectual Property (IP) organization is seeking a driven and innovative Principal Custom Memory Architect to develop our exciting and expanding roadmap. We are responsible for working with our System on a Chip (SoC) partners to develop cutting-edge custom Static Random Access Memory (SRAM) and Register File designs that provide differentiation in power, performance, and area. The team is involved in developing custom memories across a broad range of market segments, including compute, artificial intelligence, and mixed-reality.

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　　Responsibilities

　　As a Principal Custom Memory Architect in the Custom IP organization, you’ll be responsible for defining custom memory solutions which provide differentiating value to SoC products. You’ll be responsible for researching state-of-the-art memory technologies, close collaboration with SoC architects, and pathfinding custom memory solutions to impact SoCs. You’ll be expected to weigh technical tradeoffs affecting performance, power, area, reliability, and yield and to effectively communicate value propositions and risks to organizational leaders. You’ll have opportunity to work with a highly-efficient memory design team, leveraging their expertise into pathfinding new IP solutions across a broad range of market applications.

　　Demostrated ability to work independently, have keen attention to detail, and be able to provide crisp status of program progress, issues, and risks to the management team. You may also have to travel occasionally.

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　　Qualifications

　　Required Qualifications

　　9+ years of related technical engineering experience

　　OR Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience or internship experience

　　OR Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience or internship experience

　　OR Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience.

　　8+ years of circuit design experience

　　4+ years of experience with tapeout and post-silicon characterization of custom SRAM or Register File designs

　　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.

　　Preferred Qualifications

　　Demonstrated expertise in SRAM and Register File design in advanced process technologies

　　Understanding of SRAM write and read assist techniques

　　Deep understanding of industry trends in process and system-level technology

　　Expertise in yield and reliability

　　Experience in providing technical guidance to other engineers and multitasking across multiple SoC programs

　　Ability to concisely communicate design value propositions and risks

　　Central Processing Unit (CPU) or Artificial Intelligence architectural knowledge

　　Silicon Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $133,600 - $256,800 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 $173,200 - $282,200 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

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