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Overview Microsoft Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) is the team behind Microsoft’s expanding Cloud Infrastructure and responsible for powering Microsoft’s “Intelligent Cloud” mission. SCHIE delivers the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's over 200 online businesses including Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, Teams, OneDrive, and the Microsoft Azure platform globally with our server and data center infrastructure, security and compliance, operations, globalization, and manageability solutions. Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering a trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide and we are looking for passionate engineers to help achieve that mission.The Compute Silicon & Manufacturing Engineering (CSME) organization within SCHIE is responsible for design, development, manufacturing and packaging of Microsoft's state-of-the-art computer chips, notably the Azure Cobalt. Our solutions provide sustainable strategic advantage to Microsoft and enable our customers to achieve more.As Microsoft's cloud business continues to grow the ability to deploy new offerings and hardware infrastructure on time, in high volume with high quality and lowest cost is of paramount importance. To achieve this goal, the Silicon and Manufacturing Packaging Engineering (SMPE) team is instrumental in defining and delivering operational measures of success for hardware manufacturing, improving the planning process, quality, delivery, scale and sustainability related to Microsoft cloud hardware. We are looking for experienced engineers with a dedicated passion for customer focused solutions, insight and industry knowledge to envision and implement future technical solutions that will manage and optimize the Cloud infrastructure. We are looking for a Principal Manager, System Level Test & Manufacturing Engineering to join the team.#SCHIE #CSME #SMPE Responsibilities Lead the Penang SLT organization responsible for test strategy, test-content integration, System-to-ATE execution, high-volume manufacturing, diagnostics and quality learning across Microsoft's custom silicon products.1. High-Volume Manufacturing & OSAT Execution<ul type="disc"><li>Lead SLT production readiness and execution at OSAT partners, including capacity, equipment, platform stability, test time, yield and operational readiness.</li><li>Establish manufacturing health metrics and drive performance against yield, quality, capacity, cycle-time and cost targets.</li><li>Lead cross-functional resolution of production excursions and systemic manufacturing issues.</li><li>Drive continuous improvement of SLT effectiveness, stability and scalability across manufacturing sites.</li></ul>2. System-to-ATE Correlation & Execution<ul type="disc"><li>Engage in System-to-ATE (S2ATE) execution, establishing correlation between system/SLT behavior and manufacturing ATE results.</li><li>Identify gaps between system-level failures and ATE/SLT coverage, and drive improvements in manufacturing test methodology and content.</li><li>Partner with Product Engineering and Test Engineering to translate system-level learning into ATE and SLT screening improvements.</li><li>Use system, SLT, ATE, RMA and fleet data to continuously improve outgoing quality and reduce manufacturing escapes.</li></ul>3. Quality, Diagnostics & RMA Learning<ul type="disc"><li>Lead system-level failure triage and diagnostics across silicon, package, hardware, firmware and software boundaries.</li><li>Drive RMA learning back into manufacturing test coverage and screening strategies.</li><li>Establish scalable diagnostic methodologies to accelerate failure isolation and disposition.</li><li>Partner with quality, system integration and product engineering teams to identify and close manufacturing test escapes.</li></ul>4. People & Organizational Leadership<ul type="disc"><li>Lead, coach and develop a high-performing team of SLT and product engineers.</li><li>Build technical depth and succession across SLT development, diagnostics, data analytics, characterization, RMA and manufacturing execution.</li><li>Define clear technical ownership and accountability across products and manufacturing partners.</li><li>Attract, develop and retain engineering talent while building a culture of collaboration, technical excellence and continuous learning.</li><li>Balance resources and priorities across multiple silicon programs, product ramps and production priorities.</li></ul>5. Cross-Functional Leadership<ul type="disc"><li>Serve as the APAC based SLT leadership interface across Silicon Engineering, Product Engineering, System Validation, Firmware, Manufacturing Quality, Supply Chain and external manufacturing partners.</li><li>Drive alignment and decision-making across organizations where issues span traditional functional boundaries.</li><li>Communicate SLT manufacturing health, quality risks, technical gaps and recovery plans to engineering and manufacturing leadership.</li><li>Influence silicon and system design teams to incorporate design-for-test, design-for-debug and manufacturing learnings into future products.</li></ul> Qualifications Required Qualifications:<ul type="disc"><li>Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related technical discipline.</li><li>10+ years of semiconductor product/test/validation engineering experience, including significant experience with system-level test, product engineering or high-volume manufacturing.</li><li>10+ years of technical or people leadership experience, leading engineering teams or major cross-functional silicon/manufacturing programs.</li><li>Demonstrated experience taking complex silicon products through first-silicon bring-up, NPI, qualification, production ramp and high-volume manufacturing.</li><li>Experience with high-performance silicon such as CPU, GPU, AI accelerator or complex SoC products, including system-level validation/test and manufacturing screening.</li></ul>Preferred Qualifications<ul type="disc"><li>Demonstrate knowledge of SLT architecture, test content, diagnostics, telemetry, automation and production infrastructure.</li><li>Experience managing SLT or product-test execution at OSAT/high-volume semiconductor manufacturing partners.</li><li>Strong understanding of ATE, SLT and system-level correlation and manufacturing test coverage.</li><li>Knowledge of advanced SoC technologies such as PCIe, CXL, UCIe, SerDes, DDR/HBM, ARM processors, NoC/mesh and security.</li><li>Experience using production and fleet/RMA data to identify test coverage gaps and drive manufacturing improvements.</li><li>Familiarity with Python, C/C++ or equivalent languages for test, diagnostics, automation and data analysis.</li><li>Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical issues involving multiple engineering organizations and external suppliers.</li><li>Strong communication and executive presentation skills with the ability to translate complex technical issues into clear risk, impact, decision and action.</li></ul>Screening Requirements<ul><li>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.</li><li>This role will require access to information that is controlled for export under export control regulations, potentially under the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations or Export Administration Regulations, the EU Dual Use Regulation, and/or other export control regulations. As a condition of employment, the successful candidate will be required to provide either proof of their country of citizenship or proof of their US. residency or other protected status (e.g., under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) for assessment of eligibility to access the export-controlled information. To meet this legal requirement, and as a condition of employment, the successful candidate’s citizenship will be verified with a valid passport. Lawful permanent residents, refugees, and asylees may verify status using other documents, where applicable.</li></ul> This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. <hr> Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. 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