Hardware Serviceability Engineer

Microsoft Silicon Cloud Hardware and Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) is the team behind Microsofts expanding Cloud Infrastructure and responsible for powering Microsofts Intelligent Cloud mission. SCHIE delivers the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsofts 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 a Hardware Serviceability Engineer to help achieve that mission.

As Microsofts Cloud business continues to grow the ability to deploy new offerings and HW infrastructure on time in high volume with high quality and lowest cost is of paramount importance. To achieve this goal the Hardware Infrastructure Management and Fundamentals Engineering (HIFE) team is instrumental in defining and delivering operational measures of success for Cloud infrastructure reliability improving the planning process manufacturing quality delivery at scale serviceability and sustainability. We are looking for a Hardware Serviceability Engineer with a passion for learning and embracing customer focused solutions developing insight and industry knowledge to envision and implement future technical solutions that will optimize the Cloud infrastructure and its serviceability.

We are looking for a Hardware Serviceability Engineer to lead and influence Design for Serviceability (DFS) and Design for Integration (DFI) strategies across SCHIE and Operations organizations as part of NPI program execution. You will work with other engineers on design principles lead serviceability design and tool development and champion service procedures tooling and spares readiness with ODM Microsoft design and datacenter partners. This role emphasizes building organizational fundamentals in serviceability engineering by leveraging experience and crossteam collaboration while supporting Microsofts cloudscale hardware programs.

• Drive the isolation of DFS and DFI requirements through partnerassessment checklists for assigned technology pillar and product groups; Lead with documented evidence and action items; Own serviceability verification at BOP/ASR/EVR/DVR/PVR gates.
• Lead serviceability design with hardware teardowns; capture photos confirm timeontask results produce tool lists and own FRU determination; drive issues in ADO and track to closure.
• Influence EE/ME/Thermal engineers to define clear FRU boundaries and labeling; ensure serviceability including toolless or standard-tool serviceability in CAD and/or early prototypes.
• Author and update service collateral (Service Manuals spares BOM labels tool lists) while validating DFS and DFI in L10/L11 builds and pilot field trials.
• Own supplier scorecard KPI with impacted SIs/ODMs; drive delivery of prototypes / mechanical mock-ups and implement ADO or ECO changes.
• Maintain change control hygiene (ECO/ECN ADO work items) and ensure serviceability artifacts are versioned and traceable.
• Drive postmortems and lessonslearned; roll improvements into checklists and standards for subsequent phases of future NPI programs.

Required Qualifications:

• Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Mechanical Engineering or related field OR Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Mechanical Engineering or related field AND 2 years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience.

Other Requirements:

• Ability to meet Microsoft customer and/or government security screening requirements is required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screening:
  • • • Microsoft Cloud Background Check. This position is required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5 years of experience in system servicing site service engineering or infrastructure engineering with focus on AI systems
• Experience in or knowledge of cloud fleet management telemetry diagnostic and troubleshooting of IT systems
• Experience in or knowledge of server industry product development process
• Experience in or knowledge of liquid cooling infrastructure for IT racks

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Hardware Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $102100 - $202200 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 $133800 - $219200 per year.

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

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age ancestry citizenship color family or medical care leave gender identity or expression genetic information immigration status marital status medical condition national origin physical or mental disability political affiliation protected veteran or military status race ethnicity religion sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process read more about requesting accommodations.

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