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Posted date: Sep 17, 2024
There have been 3 jobs posted with the title of Sourcing Engineer: Internship Opportunities all time at Microsoft.Category: Hardware Engineering
Location: Redmond, WA
Employment type: Internship
Travel amount: 25.0%
Work location type: Up to 50% work from home
Role: Individual Contributor
Description
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.This opportunity will allow you to source, select, and qualify the suppliers and components used in Microsoft technologies and products. Sourcing Engineers are responsible for sourcing strategies that ensure the right suppliers are engaged with the technology, cost, and service Microsoft needs to bring our hardware to market. You will evaluate supplier capabilities and capacity to deliver reliable components and materials at a competitive cost. You will also work closely with suppliers to improve processes, production technologies, and materials as needed to meet Microsoft’s specifications. You will investigate alternate component technologies or suppliers for improved quality, security, and reliability, as well as reduced cost, and more sustainable and responsible sourcing practices. Sourcing Engineers engage with engineering design teams early in the design process to influence decision-making related to materials, components, or services and optimize costs.
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.
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.Performs analyses of supplier pricing, cost, capacity, and market trends to provide recommendations for hardware materials and components.Balances priorities of business requirements against product and technology roadmaps in a cross-functional environment (e.g., risk management, investments, supplier relationship, technology adoption.)Owns the supplier relationship to support business development, including regular business reviews, escalations, KPI management, and Financial Health assessments.Supports cost and supply chain operations deliverables relevant to contract manufacturers and system integrators (e.g., buffer strategy, technology transitions, qualification planning, technical standards.)Participates in early technical engagements with cross-functional leadership including product design, quality, and business teams to advise on sourcing requirements.As a stakeholder in the Development process, contribute to recommendations that introduce new technologies, materials, or components for Microsoft products or cloud infrastructure. Assess cost-benefit tradeoffs of deals, supply risk and supplier capacbilities.
Qualifications
Required Qualifcations:Pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Materials Science, or related Field.
Must have at least one additional quarter/semester of school remaining following the completion of the internship.The base pay range for this internship is USD $5,460 - $10,680 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 $7,040 - $11,640 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.
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