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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