Sr. Signal Integrity Lab Engineer

Microsoft Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) is the team behind Microsoft’s expanding Cloud Infrastructure and responsible for powering Microsoft’s “Intelligent Cloud” mission. SCHIE delivers the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's over 200 online businesses including Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, Teams, OneDrive, and the Microsoft Azure platform globally with our server and data center infrastructure, security and compliance, operations, globalization, and manageability solutions. Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering a trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide and we are looking for passionate engineers to help achieve that mission. 

As Microsoft's cloud business continues to grow the ability to deploy new offerings and hardware infrastructure on time, in high volume with high quality and lowest cost is of paramount importance. To achieve this goal, the CHSE (Cloud Hardware Systems Engineering) team is instrumental in defining and delivering operational measures of success for hardware manufacturing, improving the planning process, quality, delivery, scale and sustainability related to Microsoft cloud hardware. We are looking for an experienced engineers with a dedicated passion for customer focused solutions, insight and industry knowledge to envision and implement future technical solutions that will manage and optimize the Cloud infrastructure.  

 We are looking for a Senior Signal Integrity Lab Engineer to join the team. 

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. 

• Plan and Execute Signal Integrity and Power Integrity Measurements on Azure Compute Hardware, including measurements with Vector Network Analyzers (VNA) and Oscilloscopes. 

• Assemble and prepare computer/server hardware for measurement and testing by adding instrumentation, making modifications including but not limited to soldering to install or remove components from printed circuit boards. 

• Develop innovative probing solutions to streamline measurements while improving accuracy and repeatability.  

• Post process and prepare reports for validation data and deliver to engineers for review and sign-off. 

• Maintain lab equipment and lab infrastructure, staying knowledgeable of industry trends and equipment capabilities from key suppliers.

Required Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience.

• 5+ years of previous work experience as an Engineering Technician or Validation Engineer. 

• 5+ years of experience making electrical measurements on circuit boards, including oscilloscope, time-domain reflectometry (TDR), or vector network analyzer (VNA) measurements.

• 5+ years of experience assembling computer systems or other complex electrical systems,and soldering/desoldering components on circuit boards.

Other 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: 

• Direct experience performing vector network analyzer (VNA) measurements to verify high-speed interconnect performance.
• Experience conducting signal integrity (SI) simulations using tools such as HSPICE, ADS, HFSS, HyperLynx, or equivalent tools.
• Experience with high-speed interconnects used in data center platforms, such as PCI Express (PCIe), DDR, or similar technologies.
• Experience assembling data center platforms, including installing boards into chassis and attaching cables, heatsinks, fans, and other components.

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Hardware Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $160,200 - $261,000 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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