Microsoft
Senior SoC HW (Power & Performance) Validation Engineer
$120K–$261K
Hillsboro, OR · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 21, 2026
- Experience
- Doctorate plus 1+ year(s), Master's Degree plus 4+ years, or Bachelor's Degree plus 5+ years of technical engineering experience; equivalent experience is also accepted.
- Education
- Doctorate, Master's Degree, or Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field; or equivalent experience.
About the job
Leads post-silicon SoC power and performance validation and characterization, analyzing issues and driving system-level optimization across workloads and operating conditions.
What you'll do
- Own post-silicon power and performance validation strategy, methodology, and execution across silicon and system workloads.
- Analyze and debug performance, power, and thermal data; drive issues from detection through root cause and resolution.
- Develop validation plans, tools, automation, workloads, benchmarks, and telemetry in partnership with cross-functional teams.
What they ask for
- Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field and 1+ year(s) technical engineering experience; OR Master's Degree in one of these fields and 4+ years; OR Bachelor's Degree in one of these fields and 5+ years; OR equivalent experience.
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check.
- Provide citizenship or qualifying residency/protected-status documentation for assessment of eligibility to access export-controlled information; citizenship will be verified with a valid passport.
Nice to have
- Understanding of SoC and platform functionality; scripting/software experience with Python or C/C++.
- Experience in CPU, SoC, or IP development validation, power/performance testing, automation, hardware/software debug, or pre-silicon platforms such as emulation or FPGA.
Pay
USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year (base salary); USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
Python, C/C++, SoC, DVFS, FPGA
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