Senior Electrical Engineer
- Pay
- $119,800 – $234,700 per year
- Location
- Redmond | United States, WA · On-site
- Job type
- Full-time
- Level
- Director
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Listed
- 28 days ago
Skills & highlights for this role
- PCIe
- DDR
- system firmware (BIOS, BMC)
- board and system bring-up
Also useful
- high-speed and high-power design
- Linux
- Windows Server
About the role
Understand customer requirements and high-level architectural design, lead electrical design execution at system level, responsible for detailed design specifications. Collaborate with internal design team (thermal, mechanical, firmware, OS) and external partner (ODM/OEM) for design implementation, ensure product functionality, performance, quality and reliability.
Responsible for complete and deep design review, including schematics, board files, BOM, DFT, DFM, etc. Define board level bring-up and electrical test requirements, ensure complete coverage, execute or guarantee execution. Work with partner teams to create system level bring-up and end-to-end validation test plans, ensure complete coverage, guarantee execution.
Troubleshooting, issue triage, leading hardware related debug efforts with partner teams, drive resolution and bug reports. 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.
These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: 5+ years of relevant hands-on experience in system (compute, storage, networking, and/or accelerator) level design and/or implementation across the hardware development lifecycle Experience with high volume hardware production in server area Knowledge about datacenters & operations at scale Experience with highspeed interfaces such as PCIe, DDR, and ethernet.
In-depth experience with operating systems (Windows and/or Linux), system firmware (BIOS, BMC), and system security (hardware and software) Proven verbal and written communication and presentation skills Experience with high-speed and high-power products design 5+ years' experience developing board and system level bring-up and test plans Experience executing hardware validation and functional test plans 5+ years' experience debugging board and system level issues for Cloud Servers Ability to work across multiple disciplines (hardware, firmware, software, and/or data center infrastructure) to identify risks, drive discussions, detail system tradeoffs, and assess impact Excellent team player
From Microsoft's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 11, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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The Senior Electrical Engineer posting at Microsoft states compensation of $119,800 – $234,700 per year. It is listed as a full-time position. Final pay may depend on location, experience, and interview evaluation on Microsoft's official career site.
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This Senior Electrical Engineer position at Microsoft is located in Redmond | United States, WA (On-site). Always check Microsoft's application page for specific state eligibility or relocation policies.
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