Quantum Systems Stability & Sensitivity Engineer

Microsoft • Redmond, WA

3d • $85,400 - $183,700

About The Position

Microsoft’s Quantum Hardware organization is developing computing systems combining advanced physics, high-performance electronics, and engineering. This position supports electronics rack assembly, instrumentation integration, RF hardware installation, networking setup, and lab operations for quantum hardware test environments. The role focuses on building and maintaining clean, repeatable room-temperature rack configurations, supporting instrument bring-up and debugging, and collaborating with electrical, RF, controls, software, and lab operations teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter.
• Provide citizenship or qualifying status documentation for export-control eligibility assessment; citizenship will be verified with a valid passport, with other applicable documents accepted for lawful permanent residents, refugees, and asylees.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field; or a bachelor’s degree in one of these fields plus 2 or more years of technical engineering experience; or equivalent experience.
• Experience in both corporate and research laboratory settings.
• At least 1 year of experience in an electronics laboratory setting.
• Familiarity with RF hardware, RF cabling, and relevant RF standards or laboratory practices.
• Attention to neatness, detail, aesthetics, cable routing, and visual consistency in rack builds.
• Familiarity with amplification methods, including lock-in amplifiers, traveling-wave parametric amplifiers, and related measurement-chain hardware.
• Experience configuring and debugging networks, especially for laboratory instrumentation or network-connected test equipment.
• 2 or more years of experience using Python in a physics laboratory environment.
• Experience with Pythonic object-oriented programming, custom libraries, reusable tooling, and contemporary coding practices.
• Familiarity with DHCP and networking best practices for laboratory and instrumentation environments.
• 2 or more years of experience with Python 3.x.
• Ability to support networked instrumentation setup, basic connectivity debugging, and software-assisted configuration checks under engineering guidance.
• Ability to work in an AI-first environment using modern AI tools to accelerate discovery through hardware development.
• Ability to use AI tools to drive innovation and efficiency, including measurement, performance modeling and analysis, research gathering, and day-to-day task automation.

Responsibilities

• Assemble, cable, label, and maintain room-temperature electronics racks for laboratory instrumentation, control, readout, and test infrastructure.
• Install and configure rack-mounted instruments, power distribution, RF hardware, cabling, patch panels, network-connected equipment, and supporting peripherals according to documented procedures.
• Use lab tools and equipment in accordance with ESD, safety, and basic electronics laboratory best practices.
• Support rack bring-up and first-line debugging for instrumentation, RF signal paths, control hardware, networked equipment, and software-controlled measurement setups.
• Use Python 3.x scripts, tools, and custom libraries for instrument control, configuration checks, automation, data collection, and troubleshooting.
• Apply familiarity with DHCP and networking best practices to assist with network configuration, connectivity checks, addressing issues, and escalation of instrumentation network problems.
• Embody Microsoft’s Culture and Values.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level