Drimva

Microsoft

Principal Package Engineer

$143K–$304K

Redmond, WA +4 · On-site · Principal · Full-time · Posted Nov 3, 2026

Location
Redmond, WA
Mountain View, CA
Austin, TX
Raleigh, NC
Hillsboro, OR
Experience
Required: 3+ years with a doctorate, 6+ years with a master's degree, or 8+ years with a bachelor's degree in a related field; equivalent experience accepted. Preferred: 5+, 8+, or 12+ years respectively; also 15+ years of hands-on semiconductor package experience.
Education
Doctorate, master's, or bachelor's degree in a specified engineering/computer science field or related field; equivalent experience accepted.

About the job

Leads advanced semiconductor package design, qualification, supplier management, and manufacturing support for Microsoft cloud silicon products.

What you'll do

  • Select and drive packaging solutions, including chiplet-based 2.5D/3D designs, from definition through development and tapeout.
  • Support silicon and package qualification, reliability, manufacturing bring-up, and quality across the product lifecycle.
  • Assess and manage suppliers, develop FMEA, define EDA tool requirements, and collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams.

What they ask for

  • Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of technical engineering experience; or Master's degree in those fields and 6+ years; or Bachelor's degree in those fields and 8+ years; or equivalent experience.
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check.
  • Provide citizenship, U.S. residency, or other protected-status documentation for assessment of access to export-controlled information; citizenship is verified with a valid passport, with other documents permitted for certain statuses.

Nice to have

  • Preferred education and experience: Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years; or Master's degree in those fields and 8+ years; or Bachelor's degree in those fields and 12+ years; or equivalent experience.
  • 15+ years of hands-on semiconductor package experience; advanced packaging (e.g., BGA/2.5D/3D), supplier management, high-speed signaling, simulation, reliability, or failure analysis experience.

Pay

USD $142,800 - $274,800 per year (base salary); USD $188,000 - $304,200 per year (base salary)

Tools

2.5D/3D packaging, BGA, EDA tools, FMEA, thermo-mechanical FEA, OSAT

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First seen Oct 15, 2026 · Last verified Nov 4, 2026 (UTC)