Fabric Interconnect Design Verification Engineer at Microsoft
Raleigh, NC
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Jul 28, 2026
Raleigh, NC
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hardware verification engineering role focused on pre-silicon validation of complex interconnect and block-level designs. The engineer will build and maintain UVM-based testbenches, apply constrained-random and coverage-driven techniques, and work with protocols such as CHI and AMBA. The position also involves mentoring peers and exploring generative AI tooling to improve verification efficiency.
Mid level · 2+ years · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
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What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762).
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Why we read it this way (5)
The posting lists two overlapping experience tiers. The minimum gate (2+ years pre-silicon verification, Bachelor's + 2 years general engineering) maps to a Mid-level role; a second, higher tier (Bachelor's + 5 years, or Master's + 3 years, or Doctorate) appears later in the posting and likely describes a preferred/senior profile rather than a hard minimum.
The role carries an export-control condition: candidates must demonstrate US citizenship, lawful permanent residency, refugee, or asylee status. This is not a security clearance but is a legal employment gate worth flagging to hiring managers.
Cache coherency architecture knowledge and full product-cycle verification experience (test plan through coverage signoff) are called out as required competencies but name no specific tool, so they are omitted from the skills list per extraction rules.
Python-based post-processing checking is listed as optional ('optionally Python based post-processing checking'), but Python scripting is also stated as a required aptitude in a separate required-skills sentence, so it is marked required.
Generative AI appears both as a core responsibility and as a preferred qualification; it is captured as preferred since no specific tool or platform is named.
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