Hardware Engineer - CTJ - POLY

Microsoft•Redmond, WA

About The Position

Microsoft Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) supports Microsoft’s global cloud infrastructure and its online businesses. The Non-Public support team helps define and deliver operational measures of success for hardware manufacturing, improving planning, quality, delivery, scale, and sustainability for Microsoft cloud hardware. The Hardware Engineer will develop and execute system-level debug approaches for large-scale datacenter systems, partnering across hardware, firmware, and software teams to investigate root causes and reduce defects. The role also develops scalable debug methodologies, test strategies, and automation to improve the efficiency and reliability of mission-critical services.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field and at least 3 years of technical engineering experience; or a bachelor’s degree in one of these fields and at least 5 years of technical engineering experience; or equivalent experience.
Must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret Clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), based on a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) with polygraph.
Must meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements before an offer and after hire, and maintain the required clearance and screening eligibility.
Must successfully verify the stated security clearance for federal government customer requirements.
Must pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter.
U.S. citizenship verification is required due to citizenship-based legal restrictions.

Nice To Haves

Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field and at least 3 years of technical engineering experience; or a master’s degree in one of these fields and at least 6 years of experience; or a bachelor’s degree and at least 8 years of experience; or equivalent experience.
Deep understanding of modern computer architectures or system-on-chip features, including reliability, accessibility, and serviceability (RAS), virtualization, memory controllers, CPUs, storage, or networking for cloud or datacenter infrastructure.
Ability to lead technical deep dives into software solutions used at scale, datacenter infrastructure, cloud-native operating systems, or virtualization technologies.
Platform- or system-level debug and validation experience.
Data analytics skills, including use of large-scale data and analytical tools.
Effective communication skills using various forms of media.
Ability to plan work and follow a plan while adapting in a rapidly evolving environment.
Individual effectiveness skills such as discipline, time management, decision-making, planning, organizing work, and summarizing results in technical reports.

Responsibilities

Execute end-to-end system-level debug solutions for large-scale datacenter systems.
Lead collaboration projects with hardware, firmware, and software teams to drive root cause analysis.
Own execution of targeted system-level root cause analysis and defect-reduction projects.
Provide technical recommendations on diagnostics or debug deployment technologies.
Lead debug efforts for complex problems using technical and business understanding.
Develop scalable debug methodologies, test strategies, and test routines for datacenter solutions.
Solve problems relating to mission-critical services and build automation to improve debug efficiency.
Communicate with partners and stakeholders about initiative planning and progress using data.