Come build community, explore your passions and do your best work at Microsoft with thousands of University interns from every corner of the world. This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential—and excitement for the journey ahead. You will work with progressive, motivated, diverse, and exceptionally creative people to design and manufacture Silicon and IP for areas such as Cloud Computing, AI, Xbox, and security. We have jobs in a wide range of disciplines within silicon development including architecture, design, verification, physical design, firmware, product validation, data analytics and lab validation. Our teams incubate advanced technologies and build deep partnerships with Microsoft Research, Product Planning and Marketing. At Microsoft, Interns work on real-world projects in collaboration with teams across the world, while having fun along the way. You’ll be empowered to build community, explore your passions and achieve your goals. This is your chance to bring your solutions and ideas to life while working on cutting-edge technology. 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. **Responsibilities** + Contribute to and improve the hardware solutions we develop. + Uses performance instrumentation and presents results to team and architects. + Think strategically, creatively, and in innovative ways to communicate and visualize user experiences. + Implements or recommends technical solutions to common quality and design challenges, with guidance from others (including logic design, verification, circuit design, physical design, and design for test). + Uses standard practices to write complete design verification test cases, test benches, or automation. + Assists in writing tests for formal pre-silicon verification of subsystems within a single block; includes the use of simulation and emulation tools, as well as tests for signal integrity, to prevent bugs/failures before production. + Embody ourCulture (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/culture) & Values (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/about/corporate-values) **Qualifications** **Required Qualifications (RQs)** + Currently pursuing a Doctorate Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field + Must have at least one additional quarter/semester of school remaining following the completion of the internship **Preferred Qualifications (PQs)** + Experience or classes in the following areas: Digital Logic Design and Simulation; Object Oriented Programming and Data Structures; Embedded Systems and Firmware; Knowledge of verification principles, testbenches, UVM; Knowledge of C/C++ and scripting languages; Experience with digital timing analysis, synthesis, place-n-route; Circuit design, including VLSI design and solid-state devices + Research experience or coursework in computer architecture The base pay range for this internship is USD $6,550 - $12,880 per month. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $8,480 - $13,920 per month. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-intern-pay Microsoft accepts applications and processes offers for these roles on an ongoing basis throughout the academic calendar (September - April) \#SHPE24MSFT Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .