Hardware Engineer II

Microsoft • Redmond, WA

121d • $100,600 - $199,000 • Remote

About The Position

Microsoft's Cloud business is expanding, and the Cloud Supply Chain (CSCP) organization is responsible for enabling the hardware infrastructure underlying this growth including AI! CSCP's vision is to empower customers to achieve more by delivering Cloud and AI capabilities at scale. Our mission is to deliver the world's computer with an industry-leading supply chain. The CSCP organization is responsible for traditional supply chain functions such as plan, source, make, deliver, but also manages supportability (spares), sustainability, and decommissioning of datacenter assets worldwide. We deliver the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's over 200 online businesses including Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, OneDrive and the Microsoft Azure platform for external customers. Our infrastructure is supported by more than 300 datacenters around the world that enable services for more than 1 billion customers in over 90 countries. Cloud Manufacturing Operations and Fulfillment (CMOF) organization within CSCP manages business operations performance and supplies hardware to the datacenters. Well-defined and executed supply chain management ensures reliable, on-time performance and optimized cost, prevents urgent and unplanned investments, and provides accurate and timely information across the supply base and internally across the infrastructure organization. Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering a trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide. We are looking for a Hardware Engineer II to join our team! 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.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience.
• 2 years of experience in building BOM's (bills of material)
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.

Nice To Haves

• Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience.
• Great oral and written communication skills.
• Hands on experience with a PLM/PDM system.
• Program Management experience in the Computer Hardware Development space.
• Experience understanding technical documentation used to configure enterprise hardware devices.
• Experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
• Experience with IT Service Management, ITIL, Change Management, Release Management, Product Life Cycle preferred.

Responsibilities

• Fully support the PDM Compute and Storage team
• 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 necessary.
• Generate 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 required.
• Identifies opportunities that affect downstream execution by resolving issues.
• Specify, collate, create, update, and maintain the design and supply chain characteristics for Microsoft products using PDM system.
• Build a server Bill of materials using discrete manufacturer and Microsoft part numbers and attach associated documents.
• Communicates project progress/status within the project team and escalates issues as necessary.
• Upload 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 system.
• Review 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 needed.
• Develops and delivers training along with training materials, documents, and templates.
• Manage multiple projects and work across a global multi-cultural team to drive influence, schedules, and timelines to meet project goals.
• Embody our culture and values.

Benefits

• Industry leading healthcare
• Educational resources
• Discounts on products and services
• Savings and investments
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Generous time away
• Giving programs
• Opportunities to network and connect

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Publishing Industries
• Education Level: Master's degree