Senior Mechanical Engineer Manager

Microsoft•Redmond, WA

16d

About The Position

Cloud Operations + Innovation (CO+I) is the engine that powers Microsoft’s core cloud platforms and services that millions of people use every day. With more than 95% of Fortune 500 business on Azure, 180 million using Office 365, and millions using other services – all running on Microsoft's cloud infrastructure – CO+I builds and operates the foundation upon which Microsoft’s mission to empower every person and organization comes to life. Are you passionate about cloud computing? Do you get excited about taking a hands-on approach to transforming Microsoft’s most critical business through tooling, automation, and process improvement? If so, come and help us build the most reliable & efficient datacenter infrastructure on the planet. The CO+I Critical Environment Systems Intelligence (CESI) team is responsible for designing and delivering solutions to support global datacenter operations and to improve availability. CESI is helping to drive CO+I’s transition to a customer centric, data driven, live service culture. As a Senior Mechanical Engineer Manager, you will be a key player in this transition. As a Senior Mechanical Engineering Manager on the CO+I Critical Environment Service Intelligence (CESI) team, you will be responsible for managing a team of engineers and onboarding as well as driving the modernization of mechanical and electrical hierarchy for existing and new datacenters. You will partner with CO+I teams to build off and leverage each other to ensure that we are driving continuous improvements across the fleet to streamline and automate the collection of data and the visualization of mechanical and electrical systems hierarchy. In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day. 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

Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering, or related field OR Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years related technical engineering experience in Data Center OR Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years related technical engineering experience in Data Center OR equivalent experience.
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:
Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Nice To Haves

Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years related technical engineering experience in Data Center OR Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years related technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years related technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience in Data Center.
1+ year(s) people management experience.
Demonstrated experience producing executable and measurable results; focused on delivering impact and identifying, managing, and mitigating risks.
Demonstrated technical problem solving and excellent analytical, verbal, written, interpersonal communication skills with attention to detail.
3+ years of Managerial Experience
Ability to communicate with a broad range of audiences with varying technical abilities and to use data as a story-telling device.
Ability to effectively deal with ambiguity and work independently to derive actionable solutions.
Ability to successfully influence without authority and manage efforts through relationships.
Ability to promote a collaborative environment and bring a positive attitude to difficult situations.

Responsibilities

Manage, mentor, and grow the engineers and contributors working on hierarchy initiatives.
Set clear expectations, ownership boundaries, and success metrics for the Hierarchy Team.
Foster a culture of proactive design, automation-first thinking, and outcome-driven execution for the hierarchy system
Own the Mechanical and Electrical Hierarchy vision, roadmap, and execution, ensuring alignment with business outcomes, site operations, and long-term platform scalability.
Drive the standardization of hierarchy models across assets, systems, and telemetry sources to enable consistent onboarding and operational insights.
Serve as the single-threaded owner for hierarchy quality, correctness, and lifecycle management.
Manage the strategy and implementation of 0-touch onboarding for Mechanical and Electrical hierarchy data across new build and legacy sites.
Define and enforce automation-first onboarding principles, minimizing manual data entry and eliminating rework.
Partner with data, tooling, and platform teams to enable automated ingestion, validation, and publishing of hierarchy data.
Define requirements and success criteria for hierarchy-related tooling, including authoring, validation, visualization, and health monitoring.
Act as a trusted technical authority for complex hierarchy-related questions and escalations.
Establish and enforce hierarchy governance processes, including change management, validation rules, and exception handling.
Define quality metrics (e.g., completeness, accuracy, automation coverage) and drive continuous improvement toward measurable targets.
Lead root-cause analysis for hierarchy defects and systemic onboarding failures.
Embody our culture and values.