Principal Silicon Systems Architect

Are you passionate about building cool devices and technologies Microsoft Windows & Devices team is on a journey to create new experiences on the Windows platform. A fundamental part of our strategy is having desirable and powerful devices that enable the experiences people want and elicit their excitement. Creating these devices involves a close partnership between hardware and software engineers designers silicon partners and PC Manufacturers (OEMs).

At Microsoft our missionto empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve moreguides how we partner with customers to deliver trusted impactful solutions. With a growth mindset culture we innovate responsibly and measure success by shared progresspeople teams and customers. Join us to do meaningful work that changes the world and helps shape whats next for everyone.

• Lead silicon roadmap definition and development with our silicon partners or lead system architecture for a key compute pillar such as AI or system memory.
• Translate workloads target experiences and product goals into system and silicon requirements.
• Define architecture capabilities KPIs and tradeoffs across compute memory power performance cost thermal security and software.
• Drive co-design across Windows AI device platform and silicon teams.
• Shape partner roadmaps by identifying capability gaps and defining Microsofts strategic requirements.
• Build workload and system models to guide architecture and product decisions.
• Drive technical alignment from early definition through silicon and product execution.
• Communicate complex technical tradeoffs to drive decisions across engineering teams executives and partners.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Science or related field AND 12 years technical engineering experience
  • OR Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Science or related field AND 10 years technical engineering experience
  • OR Doctorate in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Science or related field AND 7 years technical engineering experience
  • OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Science or a related field with 10 years of experience in silicon system or product development.
• Track record of defining and delivering complex SoCs or systems from architecture through product launch.
• Experience shaping silicon roadmaps and driving architecture decisions with silicon partners.
• Proven experience in driving complex product and system feature decisions across wide range of stakeholders.
• Experience with workload characterization performance analysis and system modeling.
• Deep expertise in SoC architecture or a key system domain such as AI compute memory power or performance.
• Understanding of heterogeneous compute across CPU GPU NPU media memory interconnects and power management.
• Ability to establish direction and drive decisions with incomplete information.

Silicon Engineering IC6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $165600 - $296400 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 $220800 - $331200 per year.

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position will be open for a minimum of 5 days with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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