Principal Silicon Architect

The Windows & Devices team is on a journey to deliver iconic end-to-end products across hardware, software, and services that people love and use every day. To realize this Windows needs to enable the creation of desirable and powerful devices that enable the experiences people want. Creating these new experiences and devices requires an obsession with bringing together the right experience with our passion to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.  

The Windows Silicon and System Architecture (WSSI) team is currently recruiting a Principal Silicon Architect with a passion for delivering high quality SoC experiences.  As a Principal Silicon Architect on our team, you will be responsible to provide detailed requirements, innovate on capabilities and experiences seeking improving SoC power/performance and battery life while enabling unique experiences by working with Windows OS, 1st party applications and SW vendors.  This role requires detailed orientation and affinity to enable efficiencies in process and methodologies from early interaction to our silicon through guiding and engineering organization from experiences to the final product release.   You, in collaboration with the rest of the team, will work with system engineers in specifying the SoC needs delivering high power/performance solutions while balancing feature capability and cost for product category.   

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