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Excited by Xbox & Surface products? Fascinated by the technology that powers the Surface? Bring your talents for building great products to the **Manufacturing Test Solution** **(MTS)** team! Our team is where all these cool products and more come together. We are a growing, high-energy engineering team that builds all the systems that make sure these great products work perfectly as they leave our factories. We design and build all the test system used to check our products from the beginning to the end of the manufacturing line and are responsible for billions of dollars of products being delivered at the highest quality to our customers.

**Windows + Devices Group’s Manufacturing Test Solution Team** at Microsoft is seeking a **Hardware Engineer II** to deliver results in the world of Manufacturing Test Engineering at Microsoft. The Manufacturing Test Solution (MTS) Group is a core member in the Microsoft Devices Operations (MDO) Organization, which is part of the Experience and Devices (E+D) Group at Microsoft. The MTS Group is responsible for developing testers for testing all Microsoft Branded hardware devices in manufacturing. We develop partnerships with our internal development teams and third-party external suppliers to deliver high-quality test solutions that delight our customers and deliver a fantastic Windows experience.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

+ Responsible for defining, implementing and maintaining world class test and measurement stations used to bring Microsoft’s Devices to the Customer.

+ Develop and design manufacturing test solutions to ensure the quality performance and functional requirements of subsystems (such as RF, Audio, Optical, Touch, Sensors and others) in Microsoft consumer electronics products.

+ Collaborate with mechanical engineering, firmware, hardware verification, and many other engineering and design disciplines to optimize the overall system from concept to completion in the factory.

+ Build long lasting, strategic partnerships with our partners and position Microsoft for sustained success by working closely with suppliers, contractors, and engineering services to ensure that the product is developed on time with high quality.

+ Conduct design/debug investigations and support development, maintenance, failure analysis, and resolution activities including statistical Data Analysis of the Failure logs and factory data.

+ Develop project documentation including specifications, test methodology, schematic diagrams, layouts, schedules and presentations to meet requirements and communicate the electrical design and its progress.

+ Develop the test plan to fully verify and validate the system before the factory builds.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

+ Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience

+ OR Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field

+ OR equivalent experience.

+ 1+ years academic or professional experience involving Computer Architecture, Network Theory or Power Systems, Analog/Digital design and verification, Communication systems design, Digital System Design, Mixed Signal Design

+ OR equivalent experience.

+ 1+ years experience using Python, C/C++/Matlab/Perl.

Other Requirements:

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:

+ **Microsoft Cloud Background Check:** This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience

+ OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience

+ OR Doctorate Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field

+ OR equivalent experience.

+ Hardware Debug and validation experience.

+ Data analytical skills- Knowing how to use data based and analytical tools.

Hardware Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $100,600 - $199,000 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 $131,400 - $215,400 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until June 14, 2025

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Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, 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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .