Join us for a virtual session to meet local Microsoft leaders from Microsoft's Hillsboro, ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ site and learn more about Silicon Engineering careers at Microsoft!
Silicon engineering is a growing field. Learn what actually happens in chip design and why you might want to consider a future in this industry.
Special speaker – Phil Atkinson, Senior Director of SOC Verification, Cobalt Design Team at Microsoft
Our presenter will share what roles are involved during the chip design process, what each role does, and how each roll maps to classes you are taking.
This employer is mostly focused on the following majors, but all engineering disciplines are welcome:
- Electrical Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Artificial Intelligence
Fun facts:
- Microsoft turned 50!
- Microsoft owns Minecraft, and A Minecraft Movie was the top grossing domestic movie in 2025.
- Microsoft owns Github. 70% of Github developers report they use Github Copilot.
- Microsoft Cobalt silicon development is partly done in Hillsboro, ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ.
The webinars are a series to talks of help students explore career paths. Everyone is welcome.
While technical failures happen, we try to record the webinars. If you are concerned about appearing on screen - consider waiting for the recording to post at EECS Webinar Page.
This event is hosted by HKN, the honor's society for electrical computer engineering students. They offer and great industry events like this!
Clip of Microsoft Silicon Engineering Career Panel