Microsoft
Principal Quantum Design Verification Engineer
$143K–$304K
Redmond, WA · On-site · Principal · Full-time · Posted May 13, 2026
- Experience
- Required experience varies by degree: 3+ years with a doctorate, 6+ years with a master’s, or 8+ years with a bachelor’s, in industry or R&D. Equivalent experience is accepted. Preferred: 10+ years design verification and 5+ years coordinating verification programs.
- Education
- Doctorate, Master’s, or Bachelor’s degree in Physics, Engineering, or related field; OR equivalent experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- The role requires export-control eligibility assessment. Candidates must provide proof of citizenship, U.S. permanent residency, or other protected status; citizenship is verified with a valid passport, with other documents permitted for lawful permanent residents, refugees, and asylees where applicable.
About the job
Leads verification of quantum SoC and IP designs, from pre-silicon simulation planning through post-silicon validation and characterization, coordinating teams and vendors to deliver production-quality hardware.
What you'll do
- Own verification environments and tests, and validate designs using pre- and post-layout RTL and netlists.
- Create simulation and validation plans for digital and analog components, including AMS models and DFT testing.
- Coordinate verification deliverables, manage repositories and bug tracking, and improve verification processes across teams.
What they ask for
- Doctorate in Physics, Engineering, or related field plus 3+ years of industry or R&D experience; OR Master’s degree plus 6+ years; OR Bachelor’s degree plus 8+ years; OR equivalent experience.
- Meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including a Microsoft Cloud Background Check.
- Provide citizenship or eligible status documentation for export-control access assessment and citizenship verification.
- Ability to leverage AI tools and work in an AI-first environment.
Nice to have
- 10+ years of design verification experience, including complex SoC or large IP blocks delivered to production; 5+ years coordinating verification across large SoC or IP programs.
- Hands-on UVM, OVM, and SystemVerilog expertise; experience with AMS verification, MATLAB, scripting, C/C++, or complex chip verification.
Pay
USD $142,800 - $274,800 per year (base salary); USD $188,000 - $304,200 per year (base salary)
Tools
RTL, AMS, UVM, OVM, SystemVerilog, MATLAB, Python, C and C++
AI focus
Use modern AI tools for performance modeling and analysis, research gathering, task automation, and accelerated discovery through hardware development.
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