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The Senior Hardware Systems Engineer joins the Cloud Hardware Systems Engineering team to lead platform validation and debug activities for Azure hardware solutions. In this role, you will architect end-to-end validation strategies from post-silicon environments through production deployment to identify hardware, firmware, and system-level reliability issues early. You will develop automation tools, conduct cross-functional investigations involving operating systems and drivers, and resolve complex platform issues impacting availability and performance. The role requires expertise in Python or PowerShell for automation, as well as deep knowledge of CPU and GPU architectures, memory subsystems, networking, and power management. You will utilize tools like logic analyzers and oscilloscopes to troubleshoot integration issues. This position focuses on the technical challenge of ensuring high-quality, scalable cloud infrastructure by optimizing hardware manufacturing, planning processes, and system reliability for large-scale data center environments.
x86
ARM
Cadence Allegro
PCB Layout
Signal Integrity
Power Integrity
High-Speed Board Design
Oscilloscope
Logic Analyzers
Multi-meters
PCIe
BMC
Out of Band Management
Hardware Debug
System Integration
HPC
AI Workloads
x86
ARM
Cadence Allegro
PCB Layout
Signal Integrity
Power Integrity
High-speed Board Design
Oscilloscope
Logic Analyzers
Multi-meters
BMC
out of band management
PCIe
Hardware Debug
Firmware
System Integration