Senior Hardware Engineer

3 Days ago • 5-8 Years • Research & Development • $117,200 PA - $250,200 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Microsoft Azure is seeking a Senior Hardware Engineer to join its Boost Storage Acceleration Hardware team. The role involves micro-architecture and hardware module design, timing closure, verification and testing of hardware systems, and deploying accelerated storage services. The engineer will optimize designs to enhance IOPS, bandwidth, latency, and overhead using NVMe. This position offers rapid hardware development with concepts reaching production quickly. Responsibilities include designing hardware architectures, coding RTL modules in Verilog/SystemVerilog, simulating and testing FPGA designs, scripting, applying Agile methodologies, and occasional on-call support. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in digital logic design, FPGA development and verification, and cloud application deployment.
Must have:
  • 5+ years digital logic design & development
  • 5+ years SystemVerilog experience
  • 5+ years FPGA verification & validation
  • RTL coding, simulation, testing
  • Agile development methodologies
Good to have:
  • Cloud application deployment experience
  • FPGA programming (timing closure, resource management, IP libraries)
  • Hardware verification methodologies

Job Details

Overview

Microsoft Azure is building a high-performance and reliable public cloud, and we are seeking talented individuals who can navigate the full technology stack—from hardware to systems to applications—turning ideas into production systems rapidly. Join us as a Hardware Engineer to create the world's fastest public cloud and make a difference to millions worldwide.


As a Senior Hardware Engineer on the Azure Boost Storage Acceleration Hardware team, you will be responsible for micro-architecture and hardware module design, timing closure, rigorous verification and testing of hardware systems, and deploying accelerated storage services. You will drive the next generation of accelerated storage through hardware-first protocols like Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe), optimizing design to enhance IO per second (IOPS), bandwidth, latency, and overhead. This role offers the unique opportunity for rapid hardware development, allowing concepts to reach production within months instead of years. Join us to shape the future of cloud storage in one of the world's truly hyperscale global clouds, with innovation opportunities spanning the entire computing stack.

This position provides a unique chance for hardware developers to see their RTL code go to production within weeks, and for software developers to harness the performance and efficiency of customized hardware. Help us build one of the few truly hyperscale global clouds, with innovations possible at every level of the computing stack.

At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees, we embrace a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. We build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability each day to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive both at work and beyond.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications: 

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience 
    • OR Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience 
    • OR equivalent experience. 
  • 5+ years of experience in technical experience in digital logic design and development
  • 5+ years of experience implementing a digital design with a Hardware Description Language (e.g. System Verilog).
  • 5+ years of experience verifying and validating Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)

Other Qualifications: 

  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:  
    • Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience 
    • OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience in digital logic design, development, and verification
    • OR Doctorate Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience in digital logic design, development
    • OR equivalent experience.  
  • Experience eveloping and deploying cloud applications for cloud hardware (NICs, GPUs, etc) preferred
  • Experience with FPGA programming including timing closure, resource management, and using IP libraries highly preferred
  • Experience in hardware verification and verification methodologies

Hardware Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $117,200 - $229,200 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 $153,600 - $250,200 per year.

 

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until May 15, 2025.

 

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Responsibilities

  • Design, propose and oversee the analysis/evaluation of hardware architectures
  • Design and code RTL modules written in Verilog/SystemVerilog and targeting FPGAs
  • Simulate and perform hardware-based testing, debug, and verification of FPGA designs
  • Scripting and basic software development in support of hardware design
  • Apply Agile development methodologies including code reviews, sprint planning, and frequent deployment
  • Handle a DevOps role with occasional on-call responsibilities for resolving customer issues in production

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