Senior Power Engineer

Microsoft Microsoft · Big Tech · Redmond, WA +2 · Electrical Engineering

This role is for a Senior Power Engineer focused on designing and integrating rack-level power systems for Microsoft's data centers. The role involves working with cross-functional teams to define and qualify power systems, contribute to the power infrastructure roadmap, and collaborate on power delivery for high-performance compute and AI workloads. The engineer will also define and enforce power system design standards, safety protocols, and compliance with global regulatory requirements, and engage with external partners for innovation.

What you'd actually do

  1. Define and design rack level power systems to enable integration of a variety of IT gears into Microsoft data centers
  2. Work with cross-functional teams to drive product qualification full test coverage to meet product requirements and ensure product deployment
  3. Lead rack level power system testing and identify integration issues between PSU, power shelf, firmware and system load.
  4. Contribute to rack level power system solution roadmap with cross-functional teams and vendor partners to ensure long term scalability of Microsoft power infrastructure
  5. Collaborate with cross-functional teams on power delivery for high-performance compute (HPC), AI workloads, and ODM platforms.

Skills

Required

  • 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.

Nice to have

  • BS in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, or related field. MS and PHD are preferred.
  • 3+ years of experience with high power redundant AC-DC power supply design
  • 3+ years of experience with product bring-up and troubleshooting skills with power supply testing methodologies
  • 3+ years of experience developing design specifications, design guidelines, and test plans
  • Familiar with digital bus design, such as I2C/PMBus, Modbus, and CANbus
  • Familiar with safety standards and application process
  • Familiar with power supply qualification standard and process, such as components derating, MTBF and EMC
  • Detail oriented communication skills
  • 3+ years of experience with AC-DC power conversion topologies, such as various active PFC approaches, PWM converters and resonant converters
  • Experience with Data center power delivery is a plus
  • Familiar with DC/DC power system design and evaluation is a plus
  • Experience with power system integration in ODM or CSP environments is a plus.
  • 3+ experience in power system engineering, preferably in rack power or data center environments.
  • 3+ years of experience with design and simulation tools such as Matlab/Simulink, Python, Cadence, Mathcad, LTSpice, Simetrix/Simplis or PSCAD.
  • Excellent communication and leadership skills.

What the JD emphasized

  • power system design standards
  • safety protocols
  • compliance with global regulatory requirements