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Critical Environment Electrical Engineer

Microsoft

Microsoft

Other Engineering
Cheyenne, WY, USA
USD 100,600-199k / year
Posted on Dec 12, 2025
Overview

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day and we need you as a Critical Environment Electrical Engineer.

Microsoft’s Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) is the engine that powers our cloud services. As a CO+I Electrical Engineer, you will perform a key role in delivering the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's online services including Bing, Office 365, Xbox, OneDrive, and the Microsoft Azure platform. As a group, CO+I is focused on the personal and professional development for all employees and offers trainings and growth opportunities including Career Rotation Programs, Diversity & Inclusion trainings and events, and professional certifications.

Our infrastructure is comprised of a large global portfolio of more than 200 datacenters in 32 countries and millions of servers. Our foundation is built upon and managed by a team of subject matter professionals working to support services for more than 1 billion customers and 20 million businesses in over 90 countries worldwide.

With environmental sustainability and optimization at the forefront of our datacenter design and operations, we continue to grow and evolve as we meet the ever-changing business demands that hold Microsoft as a world-class cloud provider.

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

Responsibilities:

  • Assist in the creation and execution of robust, scalable, secure, and extensible designs and/or verification plans for the electrical engineering aspects of a well-defined feature or product extension.
  • Implement known solutions to common technical and/or design challenges, with some guidance from other engineers.
  • Read equipment specification sheets and interpret common details required to design and test various component features.
  • Develop design documentation which could include drawings, specifications, schematics, or diagrams for features of well-defined products with guidance and direction from a manager or other engineers.
  • Review supplier technical sheets for available parts and choose appropriate parts needed to support the critical environment.
  • Write equipment verification test cases using standard templates and test methodologies.
  • Develop, review, and execute test plans and/or infrastructure for standard products.
  • Gather data for external testing supplier or partner selection options.
  • Participate in the development of dashboards or reports for testing and quality metrics that can be utilized to characterize hardware and hardware performance.
  • Highlight potential issues that may affect downstream execution of projects (e.g., performance vs. reliability and manufacturing concerns).
  • Research new tools, technologies, or processes for project implementation and provide reports to project team members.
  • Communicate project progress/status within the project team and escalate issues as necessary.
  • Follow established procedures to participate in creating detailed reports and functional specifications for a well-defined product feature or extension, based on audits and information from product development and verification processes.
  • Embody the Microsoft One culture and values.


Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 1+ year(s) technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience

Preffered Qualifications:

  • 6+ years of technical engineering experience
    • OR Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field AND 2+ years of technical engineering experience
    • OR Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field AND 1+ year(s) of technical engineering experience.


Electrical 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


This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.




Microsoft 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. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.