Senior Electrical Engineer
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Sep 21, 2025 | |
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OverviewMicrosoft'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.
ResponsibilitiesOwn 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. | |