Principal Product Engineer

Job Title

Principal Product Engineer

Role Summary

Lead product and test engineering for new silicon products through definition, pre-silicon readiness, first-silicon bring-up, manufacturing test, and launch. Work within Microsoft Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) and the Compute Silicon & Manufacturing Engineering (CSME) organization to optimize power, performance, thermal, and test flows across platforms and production.

Experience Level

Senior-level. Preferred 10+ years of product and manufacturing experience; minimum experience expectations vary by degree (see Education Requirements).

Responsibilities

Primary duties include ownership of product/test engineering and cross-functional program leadership from definition to manufacturing.

• Define and drive pre-silicon and post-silicon readiness for power, performance, thermal, and power delivery (LDOs, integrated VRs).
• Lead ATE test program implementation and optimization for SOC power/TDP and binning.
• Manage product manufacturing fuse requirements and end-to-end fusing data flows across sockets.
• Perform test bring-up, characterization, debug, and yield analysis; define test content and methods.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, external vendors, and supply chain partners to meet sample delivery and quality/quantity milestones.
• Drive power/performance tuning in collaboration with platform/system engineers.
• Support qualification, failure analysis, and yield recovery strategies (redundancy/repair implementation).
• Deliver technical presentations and status to stakeholders; lead sub-projects within larger programs.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills, security/export requirements, and capabilities for successful performance in this role.

• Proven experience in semiconductor IC development, manufacturing, testing, or packaging.
• Practical experience with ATE test program development, characterization, and production bring-up.
• Knowledge of DFT, silicon fabrication processes, product qualification & reliability, and basic transistor/device concepts.
• Strong project leadership and program management skills; experience managing vendors and cross-functional teams.
• Experience with power/performance modeling and ATE binning optimization across pre- and post-silicon phases.
• Track record in yield analysis, failure analysis, and implementing yield recovery techniques.
• Ability to work with platform/system engineers to correlate system-level and ATE measurements.
• Must be able to pass Microsoft's Cloud Background Check and provide documentation required for export-controlled information access.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience in high-performance computing, AI workloads, GPUs or CPU SoCs, and large-scale product manufacturing.
• Experience with Advantest V93K or similar ATE systems.
• Device physics, system/platform validation, and experience across ATE/RVP/customer boards.
• Strong statistical background (DOE), scripting/debugging skills, and familiarity with DFM techniques.

Education Requirements

Doctorate (PhD) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field plus 3+ years technical experience; OR Master's degree in those fields plus 6+ years; OR Bachelor's degree in those fields plus 8+ years; OR equivalent experience. Related technical fields and equivalent practical experience are accepted per the posted minimum qualifications.

About the Company

Company: Microsoft

Headquarters: Redmond, Washington, United States

Microsoft is a global technology company that develops and sells software, services, devices, and solutions. Known for its Windows operating system, Office suite, and Azure cloud platform, Microsoft aims to empower individuals and organizations around the world to achieve more. The company fosters a culture of innovation and inclusion, focusing on delivering trusted experiences to customers and partners globally.