Critical Environment Electrical Engineer
About The Position
In alignment with Microsoft values, this role cultivates an inclusive work environment. Microsoft’s Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) is the engine that powers Microsoft's cloud services, including Bing, Office 365, Xbox, OneDrive, and the Microsoft Azure platform. CO+I focuses on personal and professional development, offering trainings, growth opportunities, Career Rotation Programs, Diversity & Inclusion trainings and events, and professional certifications. The infrastructure comprises a large global portfolio of over 200 datacenters in 32 countries and millions of servers, supporting over 1 billion customers and 20 million businesses in over 90 countries. Environmental sustainability and optimization are forefront in datacenter design and operations. Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more. Employees collaborate with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and realize shared goals, building on values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create an inclusive culture.
Requirements
- Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field AND 1+ years of technical engineering experience OR Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field AND 2+ years of technical engineering experience
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements.
- Must pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Nice To Haves
- Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience
Responsibilities
- Develop basic knowledge of industry trends, competitors' products, customer experience, and advances in various engineering fields.
- Consult with other engineers to help understand and apply advanced concepts.
- Assist in the creation and execution of robust, scalable, secure, and extensible designs and/or verification plans for the electrical engineering aspects of a well-defined feature or product extension.
- Participate in creating intellectual property, potentially filing patents and completing necessary documentation.
- Implement known solutions to common technical and/or design challenges with guidance.
- Read device specification sheets and interpret common details required to design and test various hardware features.
- Develop design documentation, including drawings, specifications, schematics, or diagrams for features of well-defined products with guidance.
- Review supplier or partner technical sheets for available parts and choose appropriate parts for product development.
- Ensure test requirements are included in documentation and specifications for a feature or product.
- Determine appropriate test equipment for measuring a feature of a product according to existing verification plans, with minimal supervision.
- Write design verification test cases using standard templates and test methodologies.
- Develop, review, and execute test plans and/or infrastructure for standard features or products.
- Assist in developing automated testing solutions and independently conduct automated testing on standard feature areas or products.
- Gather data for external testing supplier or partner selection options.
- Assist in setting up and breaking down testing environments, following safety guidelines.
- Participate in the development of dashboards or reports for testing and quality metrics.
- Analyze and interpret results of data and statistical analyses to identify common problems or flaws and bring them to the attention of other engineers or team leads.
- Assist in the development of basic test fixtures for use in testing or validation of new product features.
- Follow project implementation schedules to deliver hardware engineering aspects of a well-defined feature or product.
- Escalate issues to management as necessary.
- Implement and track product plans under guidance.
- Highlight potential issues that may affect downstream execution of projects.
- Research new tools, technologies, or processes for project implementation and provide reports.
- Assist in implementing risk assessments into project plans.
- Communicate project progress/status within the project team and escalate issues as necessary.
- Follow established procedures to participate in creating detailed reports and functional specifications for a well-defined product feature or extension.
- Document essential details about materials, components, and/or assemblies for a device via accepted release processes.
- Accurately record and track changes to designs following established processes with some guidance.
- Embody the Microsoft One culture and values.
Benefits
- Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
