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US Posted 24 days ago $119,800–$234,700 / year
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TL;DR

The Senior Quality Engineer position within the Hardware, Infrastructure Management, and Fundamentals Engineering (HIFE) team at Microsoft focuses on ensuring high-quality performance in cloud hardware manufacturing. This seasoned engineer will collaborate with internal teams and suppliers to monitor product quality, resolve technical issues, and drive improvements, while also managing risks and implementing robust supplier quality strategies. Key responsibilities include sustaining management throughout the product lifecycle, continuous improvement initiatives, and leading cross-functional efforts to enhance metrics and process control. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in electronics industry quality disciplines, a strong background in reliability engineering or related fields, and proficiency with quality tools such as 8D, SPC, FMEA, and FPY metrics. This role demands expertise in PCB and server assembly processes, making it crucial for those passionate about optimizing cloud infrastructure at scale.

Skills

8D CLCA SPC Pareto charts FMEA GR&R FAI CPK PPAP FPY LRR VLRR DFM PCB PCBA server assembly OEM ODM CM

What you'll do

  • Ensure quality performance of products or suppliers.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to resolve technical issues and drive improvements.
  • Manage quality risks by containing and resolving top-quality issues in data centers.
  • Implement supplier quality management strategy to ensure high manufacturing standards.
  • Develop continuous improvement strategies for products and processes with internal partners.

What we're looking for

  • Doctorate/Master's/Bachelor's degree in relevant engineering fields with extensive technical experience.
  • 5+ years leading large-scale taskforces and cross-functional teams.
  • 10+ years of product quality discipline experience in Electronics Industry.
  • Expertise in quality tools like 8D, CLCA, SPC, FMEA, GR&R, FAI, CPK, PPAP.
  • Deep understanding of PCB, PCBA, server assembly processes, and DFM principles.

Market check

Salary context

This $119,800–$234,700 range sits above 70% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$119,800–$212,800

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$142,400–$196,750

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Microsoft

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 534 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $119,800–$234,700 across 488 roles with salary data.

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