What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Firmware Engineer (Silicon Modeling) position at Jobs via Dice?
We're looking for individuals to help us develop full SOC Models of Microsoft's custom silicon using SystemC and industry standard simulation tools, along with corresponding validation firmware and software. If you have a growth mindset, enjoy working in a fun environment, and would love to team up with a talented group of individuals from diverse backgrounds and with diverse skillsets, then we would love you to join us.
Responsibilities:
As a member of Microsoft Azure's FW CoE, you directly impact future silicon development in Azure through:
Required Qualifications:
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:
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: ;br>
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 24, 2025.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form .
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
Responsibilities:
As a member of Microsoft Azure's FW CoE, you directly impact future silicon development in Azure through:
- Architecting Models and corresponding validation firmware/software for various components of silicon, from boot ROMs, PCIE, USB, and Compute Clusters.
- Leading the technical development of models, firmware and software.
- Mentoring junior engineers in aspects of software design and firmware and learning from industry experts.
- Working with a group of individuals from diverse backgrounds and with diverse skillsets.
Required Qualifications:
- Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 3 years technical engineering experience
- OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 6 years technical engineering experience
- OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 8 years technical engineering experience
- OR equivalent experience.
- Experience in firmware development and/or silicon modeling experience.
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
- Expertise with C or C .
- Experience with SystemC
- Passion for developing low-level software interfacing with hardware.
- Ability to take ambitious and ambiguous goals and develop requirements, timelines, software architecture, and APIs to ensure delivery and provide management with regular updates.
- Knowledge of operating systems including drivers, memory management, boot loaders, and scheduling.
- Excellent debugging skills with GDB or equivalent.
- Experience with industry standard SystemC simulators like Virtualizer or Helium
- Experience with scripting languages: Python, Powershell
- Experience developing firmware in pre-silicon environments.
- Shipped products running firmware or embedded software you've written.
- Experience with one or more of these: drivers, DMA, PCIe, NVMe, image video decoders, networking controllers, memory controllers/training, boot flows, or power management.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: ;br>
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 24, 2025.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form .
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
Salary : $130,900 - $272,300
