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Principal Datacenter Electrical Engineer

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139900.00 - 274800.00 USD / Year
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Microsoft’s Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) is the engine that powers our cloud services. As a Principal Datacenter Electrical Engineer in the CTO Office of CO+I, you will be responsible for developing new innovative products and solutions for Microsoft's data center infrastructure, including uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, power distribution units (PDUs), and power management software. You will work closely with other engineers, product managers, and customers to design, prototype, test, and deliver high-quality and reliable electrical products that meet the performance, efficiency, and scalability requirements of Microsoft's cloud services.

Job Responsibility:

  • Be a thought leader in the development of innovative solutions for our hardware platforms, setting goals, objectives, and outcomes and ensuring that they are met
  • Develop and implement innovative strategies to drive innovation and ideation
  • Provide technical leadership for the system engineering team in developing innovative and scalable products for Microsoft's data centers
  • Identify areas of improvement and develop strategies to address them
  • Define the system requirements, specifications, architectures, and interfaces for the products, ensuring alignment with customer needs, industry standards, and regulatory compliance
  • Be well connected across industry consortia, research, and academic resources
  • Lead with cross-functional teams, such as product management, software engineering, hardware engineering, networking, testing, and validation, to ensure the quality, reliability, and performance of the products
  • Manage the system integration, verification, and validation activities, including conducting prototype testing, field trials, and customer feedback sessions
  • Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and coaching to the system engineering team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence

Requirements:

  • Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience OR Master'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
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements
  • Microsoft Cloud Background Check

Nice to have:

Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience

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Job Posted:
March 04, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
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Hybrid work
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