Senior Director, IP and Custom Circuits Development
MicrosoftJob Title
Senior Director, IP and Custom Circuits Development
Role Summary
Lead Microsoft’s custom IP and analog/mixed-signal circuits development for SoC teams, focusing on delivering high-quality, production-ready IP (e.g., high-speed D2D, SRAMs, register files) to support cloud and AI infrastructure. This is a people-management role working across design, architecture, and manufacturing teams to define strategy, prioritize build-vs-buy, and ensure on-time delivery at scale.
Experience Level
Senior / Director-level management role. Leadership and broad technical experience at director/head level; see Education Requirements for formal years-of-experience combinations used in minimum qualifications.
Responsibilities
Lead and operate a team responsible for developing custom IP and ensuring delivery to internal SoC teams.
- Manage and grow a team designing custom IP (high-speed D2D, SRAMs, register files, register files, custom analog/mixed-signal blocks).
- Ensure high quality and on-time delivery of IP to SoC teams and programs.
- Define IP strategy, including build-vs-buy decisions and identification of new differentiating IP opportunities.
- Collaborate closely with SoC design, architecture, and senior technical experts to define IP requirements.
- Drive initiatives to strengthen the team, attract talent, and scale cross-site operations.
Requirements
Non-education must-haves and preferred technical/leadership capabilities. Education and explicit years are summarized separately under Education Requirements.
- Must-have: Proven record of leading custom IP or mixed-signal circuit development teams and delivering production-qualified IP.
- Must-have: Strong program management skills for complex, multi-site IP projects and ability to coordinate cross-functional stakeholders.
- Must-have: Ability to meet Microsoft security and export-control screening requirements required for the role.
- Nice-to-have: Experience leading High-Speed Serial and/or Parallel IO architecture and design.
- Nice-to-have: Familiarity with SRAM and register file design, mixed-signal IP test chips, verification and post-silicon characterization.
- Nice-to-have: Experience managing large, cross-site organizations and multi-disciplined engineering teams.
Education Requirements
Minimum qualification structure: Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field plus 7+ years technical engineering experience; OR Master's degree in those fields plus 10+ years; OR Bachelor's degree plus 12+ years; OR equivalent practical experience. Fields called out include Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, and Computer Science.
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.
