Senior Electrical Engineer

Microsoft Microsoft · Big Tech · Milwaukee, WI +1 · Electrical Engineering

This role is for a Senior Electrical Engineer at Microsoft, focusing on the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's cloud services, including Azure. The engineer will be responsible for the design, operation, and maintenance of electrical systems within large-scale datacenters, ensuring safety, compliance, and reliability. The role requires significant technical engineering experience and involves supporting 24x7 operations.

What you'd actually do

  1. Work with commissioning teams to properly test and validate installation, operation, and performance of electrical systems.
  2. Support 24x7x365 on-site datacenters operations and electrical infrastructure
  3. Act as the technical authority for on-site operations related to a large-scale mission critical electrical system, design, and functionality
  4. Establish and coordinate maintenance and safety procedures, maintaining highly redundant electrical designs
  5. Managing the electrical infrastructures throughout datacenter campus ranging from a single large capacity facility, to several smaller ones

Skills

Required

  • Electrical engineering
  • Datacenter operations
  • Mission critical electrical systems
  • Maintenance procedures
  • Safety procedures
  • Commissioning
  • Technical authority
  • US Citizenship

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years of technical engineering experience
  • Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years of technical engineering experience

What the JD emphasized

  • 8+ years of technical engineering experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years of technical engineering experience
  • Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years of technical engineering experience
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.
  • This position requires verification of US Citizenship to meet federal government security requirements.