Critical Environment Mechanical Engineer

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 and we need you as aCritical Environment Mechanical Engineer. Microsofts Cloud Operations & Innovation (COI) is the engine that powers our cloud services. As a COI Mechanical Engineer you will perform a key role in delivering the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsofts online services including Bing Office 365 Xbox OneDrive and the Microsoft Azure platform. As a group COI is focused on the personal and professional development for all employees and offers trainings and growth opportunities including Career Rotation Programs Diversity & Inclusion trainings and events and professional certifications.

Our infrastructure is comprised of a large global portfolio of more than 200 datacenters in 32 countries and millions of servers. Our foundation is built upon and managed by a team of subject matter experts working to support services for more than 1 billion customers and 20 million businesses in over 90 countries environmental sustainability and optimization at the forefront of our datacenter design and operations we continue to grow and evolve as we meet the ever-changing business demands that hold Microsoft as a world-class cloud 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.

Design:

• Provides make-versus-buy recommendations to management with tradeoffs based on complexity financial impact quality reliability and time duration. Influences decision making with stakeholders working on similar products.
• Displays deep knowledge in multiple technical areas and acquires advanced knowledge of industry trends competitor products and advances in various engineering fields. Shares knowledge with others on their team and helps other engineers understand and apply advanced concepts.
• Creates robust scalable secure and extensible designs and verification plans that account for current industry threats for the hardware engineering aspects of a variety of established complex products or feature areas.
• Develops and implements solutions to complex technical and/or design challenges that may involve multiple technical and business-related variables and applies lessons learned to help develop future focused solutions to complex design challenges.
• Writes internal device specification sheets and interprets complex details required to design and test various hardware features.
• Independently develops drawings that contribute to the development of complex new products or features using modeling tools. Provides guidance to other engineers on the use of fundamental features of modeling tools.

Testing and Verification:

• Reviews documentation to help ensure that the appropriate test requirements and improvements are included in relevant hardware designs and specifications.
• Co-develops methods of measurement with appropriate partners for measuring features of new product technology based on newly created or modified verification plans.
• Identifies new tools test methodologies and practices for creating test cases.
• Develops reviews and executes test plans for complex feature areas or products.
• Creates external testing supplier or partner engagement plans evaluates supplier or partner readiness and captures supplier or partner knowledge for use across a product group.
• Records test data and conducts complex data/statistical analysis to identify bugs defects or failures rates advises other engineers on the use of predictive modeling software and compiles reports.
• Uses root cause analysis to identify highly complex problems or flaws that may affect a feature or product design change and identifies possible solutions.
• Provides guidance to other engineers developing product features.

Project Implementation:

• Generates project implementation schedules monitors performance against schedules and helps determine resource dependencies for the hardware engineering aspects of complex features or products. Guides other team members.
• Implements and tracks product plans that account for the user experience enable customer/partner testing scenarios identify critical requirements (e.g. function quality safety reparability and/or reliability) and are verifiable.
• Evaluates and approves a variety of details of the reliability of materials properties and techniques used in production of large designs.
• Identifies the most significant project risks at the outset of a project and develops plans to address those risks.
• Communicates project progress/status within and external to the project team (e.g. to customers and partners) and escalates issues as necessary.
• Suggests project areas that can support Material Change Review Board (MCRB) efforts to improve and react to production issues as required within a project team.

Reporting and Documentation:

• • Writes customized reports and functional specifications for an established product or product feature based on audits and information from product development and verification processes. Reviews and provides feedback on other engineers documentation.
  • Documents complex details about materials components and/or functionality for complex devices via accepted drawing release processes and highlights potential compatibility safety and compliance issues.
  • Accurately records and tracks changes to designs following established configuration management and provides guidance to other engineers documenting these details

Required Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field AND 1 year(s) related technical engineering experience
  
  • OR Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field AND 2 years related technical engineering experience
  • OR equivalent experience.

Background Check Requirements:

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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering or related field
  • OR Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field AND 3 years related technical engineering experience
  • OR Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field AND 4 years related technical engineering experience
  • OR equivalent experience

Mechanical Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $102100 - $202200 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $133800 - $219200 per year.

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Mechanical Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119800 - $234700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $160200 - $261000 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
position will be open for a minimum of 5 days with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age ancestry citizenship color family or medical care leave gender identity or expression genetic information immigration status marital status medical condition national origin physical or mental disability political affiliation protected veteran or military status race ethnicity religion sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process read more about requesting accommodations.

Required Experience:

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