Critical Environment Electrical Engineer

• Design: Develop basic knowledge of industry trends, competitors' products, customer experience, and advances in various engineering fields
• Consult with other engineers to help understand and apply advanced concepts
• 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
• Participate in creating intellectual property
• May file patents within personal area of scope and complete necessary patent documentation
• Implement known solutions to common technical and/or design challenges, with some guidance from other engineers
• Read device specification sheets and interpret common details required to design and test various hardware 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 or partner technical sheets for available parts and choose appropriate parts needed to support product development.
• Testing and Verification: Ensure that test requirements are included in documentation and specifications for a feature or product
• Determine the appropriate test equipment (e.g., oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, logic analyzers) for measuring a feature of a product according to existing verification plans, with minimal supervision from other engineers
• Write design verification test cases using standard templates and test methodologies
• Develop, review, and execute test plans and/or infrastructure for standard features or products
• Assist in developing automated testing solutions and independently conduct automated testing on standard feature areas or products
• Gather data for external testing supplier or partner selection options
• Assist in setting up and breaking down testing environments with guidance and supervision from other engineers
• Follow safety guidelines
• Participate in the development of dashboards or reports for testing and quality metrics that can be utilized to characterize hardware and hardware performance
• Analyze and interpret results of data and statistical analyses to identify common problems or flaws that may affect a feature or product design change and bring them to the attention of other engineers or team leads
• Assist in the development of basic test fixtures for use in testing or validation of new product features under guidance from other engineers.
• Technical Project Implementation: Follow project implementation schedules to deliver the hardware engineering aspects of a well-defined feature or product
• Escalate issues to management as necessary
• Implement and track product plans, under guidance from other engineers
• 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
• Assist in implementing risk assessments (e.g., supplier or partner delays, incomplete specs, or tool issues) into project plans
• Communicate project progress/status within the project team and escalate issues as necessary.
• Reporting and Documentation: 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
• Document essential details about materials, components, and/or assemblies for a device via accepted release processes
• Accurately record and track changes to designs following established processes with some guidance from other engineers.
• Other: Embody the Microsoft One culture and values.

• 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
• Being registered with PEO as a Professional Engineer and having an active PEng license in good standing is required
• The position carries a requirement to be available for on-call responsibilities during non-standard business hours that may include evening, nighttime, weekends, and/or holidays
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role
• This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
• This position requires that the successful candidate obtain and maintain a Reliability Status security screening with the Government of Canada.

Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 5+ 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.

• Trainings and growth opportunities including Career Rotation Programs, Diversity & Inclusion trainings and events, and professional certifications
• Culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.