Principal Design Engineer - IP Office

Principal Design Engineer - IP Office

United States, California, Mountain View

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Job description

Company and benefits

Job number

200058349

Date posted

Sep 25, 2026

Work site

3 days / week in-office

Travel

Less than 25%

Profession

Hardware Engineering

Discipline

Silicon Engineering

Role type

Individual Contributor

Employment type

Full-Time

Overview

Microsoft is a highly innovative company that collaborates across disciplines to produce cutting edge technology that changes our world. Microsoft’s Silicon team builds custom silicon for a diverse set of systems ranging from innovative consumer products like Xbox to high-performance Azure cloud servers, clients, and augmented reality.

We are looking for a Principal Engineer – IP Office to work in the dynamic Microsoft Artificial Intelligence System on Chip AISoC Silicon team. Be a highly motivated self-starter who will thrive in this cutting-edge technical environment.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Establish yourself as an integral member of AI SoC design team for the development of AI components with focus on best-in-class IP selection, QA and ensuring smooth integration in the SoCs.
• Be responsible for:
• Identifying new value-adding, best-in-class IPs in the areas of PLL, DTS, Droop-Detector, HBM4, 224 G Ethernet, GPIOs etc
• Facilitate selection of the most suitable IPs for targeted SoC landing-zones
• Architect robust process for IP release, update, QA, integration and pre/post silicon validations
• Track release and updates of the IPs and ensure appropriate integration
• Review of the IP integrations, signal and power integrity, package and board designs with experts in Microsoft team as well as team experts and IP vendors.
• Ensure quality of incoming IPs and facilitate smooth integrations by working closely with Logic design and Physical design teams.
• Interface with architecture, physical design PD, design for test DFT, and other teams to optimize tradeoffs within the design
• Provide technical leadership through mentorship and teamwork

Qualifications

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.

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.

• This role will require access to information that is controlled for export under export control regulations, potentially under the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations or Export Administrati