Microsoft
Hardware Engineer
United States, Washington, Redmond
Sponsorship not specified$85k-$168kDetected 1 day ago
PCB DesignMechanical DesignElectrical EngineeringHardware DesignCommunicationProblem SolvingCritical Thinking
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About the role
- Come join the Signal Integrity team here at Microsoft!
- Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
- This role is targeting an immediate start date.
Responsibilities
- Performs Signal Integrity test and measurements for high-speed bus standards on each product.
- Leads, establishes, implements, coordinates, and executes Signal Integrity test & validation plans throughout the development cycle of a product, tracking new developments in the industry with respect to SI compliance requirements and maintaining documentation.
- Reviews product electrical design - schematics and board files.
- Creates & executes SI test and validation plans for products through their development cycle.
- Performs compliance tests per industry standards - electrical, interoperability, protocol.
- Develops test procedures for Signal Integrity testing.
- Maintains suitable test equipment.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field. - OR equivalent experience.
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.
- Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
- Required/Minimum Qualifications:
- Other Requirements: Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
- This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Nice to have
- Experience with VNA measurements and solid understanding of frequency domain measurement fundamentals (S-parameter extraction).
- Understanding and experience with TDR measurements.
- Experience and dexterity with micro-probing/board probing station for VNA measurements.
- Hardware re-working and soldering expertise.
- Experience with PDN measurements with VNA.
- Experience with Keysight PLTS software.
- Experience with High-Bandwidth scope measurements.
- Understanding of high-speed signal interface standards such as DDR, USB2/3, DP, HDMI, PCIe, etc.
Compensation
- $85k-$168k
Equal opportunity
- equal opportunity employer.
- If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the
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