Senior Optical Engineer

Microsoft • Redmond, WA

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About The Position

Are you passionate about building innovative devices and technologies that make a real impact? Join the Surface Team in Redmond, where we design and build devices that empower every person and every organization to achieve more. Our mission is to create desirable, high-performance products that deliver exceptional user experiences. This work is made possible through close collaboration between hardware and software engineers, designers, and manufacturing experts. We’re building the next generation of Surface devices—and we’d love for you to be part of it.
As a Senior Optical Engineer on the Surface Hardware team, you’ll play a critical role in ensuring our devices meet the highest standards of quality and performance. You’ll work across disciplines to validate and integrate the optical performance of Surface products. Your work will directly impact the customer experience and help shape the future of Surface products.
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

• Bachelor's Degree in Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years of technical engineering experience OR Master's Degree in Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years of technical engineering experience OR Doctorate Degree in Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field OR equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

• 2+ years experience with flat-panel display metrology.
• 2+ years experience with optical verification for mass-produced devices.
• 2+ years experience with optical metrology equipment and related verification methodologies.
• Experience with Display Technologies: Familiarity with developing or validating flat panel displays.
• Debugging and Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to troubleshoot modern consumer electronic device systems, write and debug code, and use hardware-level debuggers and diagnostic tools.
• Effective Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain technical concepts and collaborate across diverse teams.
• Test Automation: Experience designing and implementing test automation scripts using C#, Python, or other object-oriented programming languages.

Responsibilities

• Design Validation: Collaborate with the hardware and software quality teams to validate full-featured, high-performance, and robust hardware designs.
• New Technology Development: Collaborate with the hardware and software development teams to develop and validate new display technologies.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with software engineers, electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, architects, and program managers to deliver innovative solutions.
• Debugging and Optimization: Identify and resolve integration issues to ensure seamless functionality between hardware and software components.
• Supplier Collaboration: Work directly with external suppliers to align technical requirements, validation plans, and issue resolution to support global development and manufacturing efforts.
• Automation and Test Development: Create or update automation scripts and test fixtures (mechanical, electrical, and software) to reproduce and stress low-frequency bugs.
• Customer Impact Analysis: Translate technical bug details into clear explanations of how they affect customer experience.

What This Job Offers

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