Microsoft Hardware Engineer II

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Job Details

Posted date: Aug 08, 2024

Category: Hardware Engineering

Location: Redmond, WA

Estimated salary: $153,550
Range: $98,300 - $208,800

Employment type: Full-Time

Travel amount: 25.0%

Work location type: Up to 50% work from home

Role: Individual Contributor


Description

Microsoft’s Cloud business is expanding, and the Cloud Supply Chain (CSCP) organization is responsible for enabling the infrastructure underlying this growth including AI!

CSCP’s vision is to empower customers to achieve more by delivering Cloud Capacity Differentiated at Scale. Our mission is to deliver capacity for all cloud services predictably through intelligent systems driven by continuous learning and a world class organization. The CSCP Organization is responsible for traditional supply chain functions such as Plan, Source, Make, Deliver, but also manages supportability (spares), decommissioning and disposition of Data center assets worldwide. We deliver the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's over 200 online businesses including Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, Skype, OneDrive and the Microsoft Azure platform for external customers. Our infrastructure is comprised of a large global portfolio of more than 200 datacenters supporting services for more than 1 billion customers in over 90 countries worldwide.

Looking to be a key part of one of Microsoft’s fastest-growing businesses? We have a great position for you, Hardware Engineer II. Azure is at the center of enabling cloud computing for Microsoft services and our public cloud business. The Product Data Management Engineering Team is responsible for the design, implementation, and delivery of several Hardware offerings to support Azure technologies in Mission Critical Data Centers.  

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.  

This is a great opportunity to join a dynamic team and influence the way one of the world’s largest and fastest growing Cloud environments is built and supported.  As a critical part of the PDM Engineering team within Microsoft’s CSCP Organization, this role will work with internal stakeholders to create building blocks, Bill of Materials (BOM’s), and Row level hardware design documentation and product data model. You will ensure that the design documentation conforms to Data Center Infrastructure standards. This role requires advanced industry knowledge in this specific engineering domain and shares knowledge with the team. Reads hardware specification sheets to create robust design structures, and dashboards. Identifies potential risks. Uses engineering analyses to identify flaws, brainstorms possible solutions, and brings them to the attention of team leads. Implements or recommends technical solutions to issues and provides guidance to other team members. Implements and tracks product plans with minimal guidance. Provides recommendations to help develop product plans and communicate status with team throughout the program. Provides recommendations to project team members based on research and data analysis. Develops and delivers training. Documents complex details about materials and functionality for a hardware, and tracks changes to designs.

Work with many enterprise-class servers and networking technologies to create designs used to deploy hardware into Data Center  Contributes to program schedule to deliver the engineering aspects. Escalates issues as necessaryGenerate technical specs for BOM’s, design and all other product data characteristics in the document using data provided by various teams in Microsoft and interprets complex details requiredIdentifies opportunities that affect downstream execution by resolving issuesSpecify, collate, create, update, and maintain the design and supply chain characteristics for Microsoft products using PDM systemBuild a server Bill of materials using discrete manufacturer and Microsoft part numbers and attach associated documentsCommunicates project progress/status within the project team and escalates issues as necessaryUpload the parts into a central library hosted by Microsoft PLM/PDM (product lifecycle management/product design management) system, or another method followed in the Microsoft systemReview correctness of the parts against specifications given in datasheets and manufacturers recommendations and Microsoft specific DFM guidelines Validate the configuration and work with the PDM engineering team to resolve any issues through the workflow tool (Azure Dev Ops)   Interface with several internal stakeholder teams, gather requirements and provide feedback on design feasibility and constraints as neededDevelops and delivers training along with training materials, documents, and templatesManage multiple projects and work across a global multi-cultural team to drive influence, schedules, and timelines to meet project goalsUses data/statistical analyses to identify complex problems or flaws and identifies possible solutions and brings them to the attention of team leadsEmbody our Culture & Values

Qualifications



Required/Minimum Qualifications

5+ years of technical engineering experienceOR Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 2+ years of technical engineering experienceOR Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.Other Requirements:

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.Preferred Qualifications:

8+ years of technical engineering experienceOR Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years of technical engineering experienceOR Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 2+ years of technical engineering experienceOR Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.

Hardware Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $98,300 - $193,200 per year. 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 $127,200 - $208,800 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until August 22, 2024.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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