Senior Controls Systems Design Engineer
About The Position
Microsoft is seeking a Senior Controls Systems Design Engineer to develop and deliver power monitoring, telemetry, and controls solutions for next-generation AI datacenters. The role addresses the evolving electrical infrastructure requirements created by AI and high-performance computing workloads, translating emerging needs into reliable, scalable engineering solutions. The engineer will evaluate requirements and technologies, develop solutions, validate them through testing, support deployment, and help transition new capabilities into standardized solutions for Microsoft’s global datacenter portfolio. The position also applies Electrical Power Monitoring System (EPMS) and industrial controls expertise to the design, integration, testing, and commissioning of datacenter monitoring and controls systems. The engineer collaborates with multidisciplinary internal teams, equipment manufacturers, and industry partners, and develops technical documentation and guidance for deployment, commissioning, operation, and troubleshooting.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Controls, Building Automation, or a related field and 3+ years of technical experience in software engineering, service engineering, systems engineering, or industrial controls; 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.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Controls, Building Automation, or a related field and 6+ years of technical experience in software engineering, service engineering, systems engineering, or industrial controls; or a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field and 8+ years of technical experience in software engineering, network engineering, service engineering, systems engineering, or industrial controls; or equivalent experience.
- 3+ years of technical experience working with large-scale datacenters or distributed systems.
Responsibilities
- Develop power monitoring, telemetry, and controls solutions for AI and high-density datacenter infrastructure.
- Translate emerging AI infrastructure requirements into electrical monitoring and controls solutions.
- Develop and evaluate power telemetry capabilities for understanding the electrical characteristics and behavior of AI workloads.
- Support monitoring and controls solutions for power quality and electrical system challenges associated with AI infrastructure.
- Define technical requirements for instrumentation, metering, communications, data acquisition, time synchronization, alarming, and system availability.
- Evaluate new technologies and collaborate with engineering teams and industry partners on emerging datacenter requirements.
- Plan and support engineering validation, lab testing, functional testing, and field deployment of monitoring and controls technologies.
- Analyze system performance and troubleshoot electrical monitoring, controls, communications, and integration issues.
- Help transition emerging technologies into scalable and repeatable datacenter solutions.
- Develop technical documentation and guidance for deployment, commissioning, operation, and troubleshooting.
- Collaborate with engineering, networking, software, commissioning, operations, equipment manufacturer, and industry partner teams.
- Design and configure EPMS hardware, communications, networks, databases, graphics, alarming, and notifications.
- Develop and test integrations for electrical power monitoring equipment and systems.
- Develop technical submittal packages, including network drawings, device lists, communication settings, and equipment requirements.
- Develop and review TCP/IP and serial communication network designs.
- Coordinate EPMS designs with engineering, software, networking, commissioning, A/E firms, equipment vendors, general contractors, and commissioning agents.
- Ensure EPMS and controls designs meet project specifications and engineering standards.
- Troubleshoot complex EPMS, controls, device, and communications issues.
- Contribute to standardized and scalable EPMS and power monitoring solutions.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
