Electrical Engineer

Microsoft•Redmond, WA

19d•$102,100 - $219,200

About The Position

Microsoft Quantum is developing specialized hardware and supporting technologies for quantum computing, bringing together electrical, mechanical, systems, verification, and manufacturing engineering. The Electrical Engineer will develop electronics for demanding quantum-hardware environments, translating engineering requirements into robust, manufacturable PCB designs. The role collaborates with multidisciplinary teams and manufacturing partners from early design through release and verification, while contributing electrical design expertise and improving hardware-development tools, processes, and methodologies. The position combines ownership of electrical system design with cross-functional hardware development. It involves designing electrical subsystems and complex PCB assemblies, producing board documentation and release outputs, selecting components, defining board layout strategies, and supporting verification, bring-up, characterization, debugging, and root-cause analysis. The engineer will also identify risks and communicate project status to stakeholders. The role requires the ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including a Microsoft Cloud Background Check. Access to export-controlled information may require verification of citizenship, permanent residency, or other protected status. The engineer is expected to use AI tools to improve innovation and efficiency and work in an AI-first environment.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field and at least 2 years of industry experience; or a master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field; or equivalent experience.
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including passing the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter.
For access to export-controlled information, provide proof of citizenship, U.S. permanent residency, or other protected status as applicable; citizenship is verified with a valid passport, with other applicable documents accepted for lawful permanent residents, refugees, and asylees.
Ability to use artificial intelligence tools to drive innovation and efficiency, including measurement, performance modeling and analysis, research gathering, and task automation.
Ability to work in an AI-first environment using modern AI tools to accelerate discovery through hardware development.

Nice To Haves

Experience using schematic and board-layout tools to deliver complex, multilayer PCB designs through fabrication and assembly release.
Experience applying controlled-impedance, differential-pair, mixed-signal, grounding, and return-path constraints in PCB layouts.
Deep understanding of electrical principles, power supplies, and basic analog and digital building blocks.
Knowledge of PCB stack-ups, materials, via structures, component placement, mechanical constraints, and design for manufacturability.
Experience collaborating across electrical, mechanical, systems, verification, and manufacturing disciplines through the hardware development lifecycle.
Experience designing electronics for low-noise, radio-frequency, precision-measurement, or other demanding operating environments.
Experience with signal-integrity or power-integrity analysis and incorporating simulation results into board revisions.
Experience with design for manufacturing and design for test, rigid-flex construction, advanced laminates, HDI/microvias, or high-density interconnect technologies.
Experience preparing fabrication and assembly documentation and collaborating with PCB fabrication and assembly suppliers.
Experience supporting board bring-up, verification, failure analysis, and corrective design changes.

Responsibilities

Translate electrical requirements, schematics, constraints, and mechanical inputs into complex PCB assembly designs and layouts.
Own the architecture and implementation of electrical subsystems.
Independently develop and maintain board design documentation, including schematics, electrical constraint specifications, and fabrication and assembly outputs, through established release processes.
Define component selection for a subsystem and drive the selection process from several options to one design direction.
Collaborate with electrical engineers, mechanical engineering, signal and power integrity, systems integration, and manufacturing partners to resolve interface tradeoffs and incorporate design-review feedback.
Develop and support verification plans, board bring-up, hardware characterization, debugging, and root-cause analysis for complex design issues.
Identify design and execution risks early, recommend design or process improvements, and communicate project status to internal and external stakeholders.
Work with firmware and software teams to understand how electrical design supports project needs and prioritize system simplicity and debuggability.
Define stack-ups, placement, routing, grounding, return-path, and layer-use strategies for low-noise, mixed-signal, high-density, and high-reliability electronics.
Work with the PCB designer to understand placement and routing tradeoffs.
Embody Microsoft's culture and values.