Critical Environment Electrical Engineer

Microsoft

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Work type: On-site
Location: —
Salary: $102,100–$202,200 / yr
Posted: 6 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Closes: Mar 20, 2027

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Similar $162k

This role $152k

$90k most similar roles pay here $214k

This role pays less than 56% of similar roles. Most pay $139,200–$185,437 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $152k versus about $162k for comparable roles.

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Microsoft Corporation is a global technology leader producing software, hardware, and cloud services including Windows, Office 365, Azure cloud platform, Xbox gaming, and Surface devices. Industry: Software & Cloud Computing

Microsoft currently has 686 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Critical Environment Electrical Engineer

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As a Critical Environment Electrical Engineer within the Cloud Operations & Innovation team, you will support the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for essential online services. You will be responsible for designing robust, scalable electrical engineering features, creating technical documentation like schematics and diagrams, and selecting appropriate components from supplier sheets. Your daily work involves testing and verification using tools such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and logic analyzers to characterize hardware performance. You will also develop automated testing solutions, manage project implementation schedules, and conduct risk assessments for product development. The role requires expertise in electrical engineering or computer engineering to solve complex infrastructure challenges within a large-scale datacenter environment. Key skills include interpreting device specifications, performing statistical data analysis, and ensuring all designs meet rigorous safety guidelines and technical requirements for high-availability cloud systems.

Skills

Electrical Engineering Schematics Oscilloscopes Spectrum Analyzers Logic Analyzers Automated Testing Risk Assessment

What you'll do

Create robust, scalable, and secure electrical engineering designs for product features and extensions.
Develop design documentation including drawings, specifications, schematics, and diagrams for hardware products.
Select appropriate components by reviewing supplier technical sheets and interpreting device specification sheets.
Write design verification test cases and develop automated testing solutions for standard features.
Execute test plans and manage the setup of testing environments using equipment like oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.
Analyze data and statistical results to identify flaws that may affect product design changes.
Track project implementation schedules and communicate progress while escalating potential risks or issues to management.
Create detailed reports, functional specifications, and documentation for materials and components through established release processes.

What we're looking for

A Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of technical engineering experience is required.
A Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of technical engineering experience is required.
Equivalent experience to the specified educational and experience requirements is accepted.
Ability to pass a Microsoft Cloud background check every two years.
Must provide verification of citizenship via a valid passport for government customer compliance.
A Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of technical engineering experience (preferred).
A Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field and 5+ years of technical engineering experience (preferred).

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