Senior Electrical Engineer

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Microsoft’s Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) is the engine that powers our cloud services.

We are hiring a Senior Electrical Engineer to join the Datacenter Operations team to validate new technologies before they are deployed in Microsoft Data Centers. As our New Technology Enablement Electrical Engineer, you will perform a key role in delivering the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's online services including Bing, Office 365, Xbox, OneDrive, CoPilot and the Microsoft Azure platform.

Empower Billions!

Our infrastructure is comprised of a large global portfolio of more than 100 datacenters and 1 million servers. Our foundation is built 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 worldwide.

With 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 provider.

Be at the forefront of the action in CO+I as part of our New Technology Enablement Team.

Required Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience
  • OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 3+ years in datacenter electrical systems: UPS, switchgear, generators, DC power systems, energy storage, and renewable integration. (Taken from Preferred qualifications).
• 3+ years of experience working in critical environments.

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

• Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience
  • OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience
  • OR equivalent experience.
• Hands-on experience integrating new electrical technologies (e.g., UPS systems, switchgear, energy storage, renewable integration) into facility designs, including specifications, install methods, and test/commissioning.
• Proficiency in power system analysis (e.g., short-circuit, load flow, arc flash, protection coordination) and application to medium- and low-voltage distribution systems.
• Controls literacy: Understanding of electrical monitoring systems, SCADA, and BMS/EPMS point mapping for electrical systems.
• Field execution: Experience with FAT/SAT, functional performance testing, and site commissioning.
• Knowledge of codes/standards relevant to datacenter electrical systems (e.g., IEEE, NFPA 70/70E, IEC, UL).
• 5+ years in datacenter electrical systems: UPS, switchgear, generators, DC power systems, energy storage, and renewable integration.
• Experience with power system modeling tools (e.g., ETAP, SKM, EasyPower); familiarity with BIM/CAD (Revit, AutoCAD).

Electrical 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 $158,400 - $258,000 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

Microsoft will accept applications and processes offers for these roles on an ongoing basis.

• Own the deployment and electrical integration of emerging datacenter technologies (e.g., high-efficiency UPS systems, solid-state switchgear, Datacenter power distribution etc.) into new build designs and global reference architectures.
• Design and implement innovative datacenter deployment processes using scalable design packages and technology roadmaps, while influencing design standards and construction specifications.
• Lead pilot programs to define success criteria, test plans, and strategize measurement & verification (M&V), as well as execute site and lab pilots to validate performance, safety, maintainability, and operability.
• Ensure new technologies are designed for operations, that they are serviceable, safe, reliable, and automatable, and create maintenance strategies, spares lists, isolation and switching concepts, redundancy schemes, and failure response playbooks.
• Collaborate with architecture, electrical, controls, construction, commissioning, and operations teams from site selection through turnover to ensure requirements, interfaces, and sequences are correct and complete.
• Develop functional performance test procedures and integrated systems testing for new technologies; support factory witness tests, site commissioning, and beneficial use/turnover activities.
• Ensure compliance with relevant codes and standards (e.g., IEEE, NFPA 70/70E, IEC); author method statements, safe work procedures, and emergency response scenarios.
• Embody our culture and values.