Hiring: Senior or Principal Process Design Kit (PDK) Engineer Company: Microsoft Location: Redmond, WA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 21:46:56 Target Skills & Keywords : Data Pipeline, Foundry About the job Experience: •6+ years technical engineering experience. •4+ years technical engineering experience. •1+ year(s) experience in industry or in a research and development environment, could include completion of a post doctoral research position. Required Skills: •Own the model-to-measurement characterization loop for cryogenic process primitives, including test definition, measurement planning, data analysis, parameter extraction, and model update workflows. •Develop, maintain, and refine cryogenic PDK requirements for superconducting circuit technologies, with emphasis on accurate low-temperature device models, parameter extraction, and design-rule coverage. •Partner with external foundries and internal teams to extend foundry PDKs from room-temperature or nominal process assumptions to cryogenic operating regimes relevant to quantum hardware. •Plan, design, and analyze cryogenic characterization test chips for key primitives. •Partner with foundry, device, packaging, and quantum-hardware design teams to connect fabrication process capability, measured cryogenic performance, and scalable circuit-design requirements. •Establish robust characterization infrastructure, including design-of-experiments methods, test structures, data pipelines, statistical summaries, and documentation that enable repeatable PDK updates. Qualifications: •Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience. •OR Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience. •OR Doctorate in Physics, Engineering, or related field AND 1+ year(s) experience in industry or in a research and development environment, could include completion of a post doctoral research position. •Demonstrated capacity to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not li Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!