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SCHIE delivers the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's 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 engineers to help achieve that mission.\nAs Microsoft's cloud business continues to grow the ability to deploy new offerings and hardware infrastructure on time, in high volume with high quality and lowest cost is of paramount importance. To achieve this goal, the CHSE (Cloud Hardware Systems Engineering) team is instrumental in defining and delivering operational measures of success for hardware manufacturing, improving the planning process, quality, delivery, scale and sustainability related to Microsoft cloud hardware. We are looking for experienced engineers with a dedicated passion for customer focused solutions, insight and industry knowledge to envision and implement future technical solutions that will manage and optimize the Cloud infrastructure.\nWe are looking for a Senior Hardware Engineer to join our talented and empowered team of engineers to develop cutting edge Azure Cloud Computing Hardware, this work includes both circuit and CPLD RTL specification, design, validation, and debug.\n#SCHIE #CHSE #azurehwjobs\nResponsibilities\nResponsibilities:\nUnderstand customer requirements and high-level architectural design, execute electrical design at board level and system level, responsible for detailed design specifications.\n\nCollaborate with internal design team (thermal, mechanical, firmware, OS) and external partner (ODM/OEM) for design implementation, ensure product functionality, performance, quality and reliability.\n\nPerform complete and deep design review, including schematics, board files, BOM, DFT, DFM, etc.\n\nDefine board level bring-up and electrical test requirements, ensure complete coverage, execute or guarantee execution.\n\nWork with partner teams to create system level bring-up and end-to-end validation test plans, ensure complete coverage, guarantee execution.\n\nTroubleshooting, issue triage, leading hardware related debug efforts with partner teams, drive resolution and bug reports.\n\nArchitect and implement RTL (Register-Transfer Level) code for Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), ensuring robust and scalable hardware logic aligned with system-level requirements.\n\nDefine and design computer boards and system-level solutions, including power and reset sequencing for high-performance platforms.\n\nDevelop, review, and deploy comprehensive testbenches and randomized verification environments to validate CPLD logic and ensure functional integrity across edge cases.\n\nQualifications\nRequired Qualifications:\nMaster'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.\n\n5+ years’ experience designing board and system level server products\n\n5+ years’ experience developing board and system level bring-up and test plans\n\n5+ years’ experience debugging board and system level issues for Cloud Servers\n\n5+ years’ experience architecting, implementing, and validating RTL code for CPLD/FPGA system management\n\nFundamental knowledge of the following hardware design principles: Computer Architecture, Electrical Engineering, Power Design, Signal Integrity\n\nExperience executing hardware validation and functional test plans\n\nHands-on using high-speed scopes, bus protocol analyzer, logic analyzers, etc.\n\nExperience working across disciplines and organizations\n\nDemonstrated ability to build partnerships, influence stakeholders, and collaborate effectively in a team-oriented environment.\n\nOther Requirements:\nAbility 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:\n\nMicrosoft Cloud Background Check. This position is required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\nMaster's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience.\n\nExperience with high volume hardware production in server area\n\nExperience with high-speed and high-power products design\n\nExperience leading, planning and running regular status and execution meetings\n\nThis position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.\nMicrosoft 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. 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