Electrical Engineer II

The HoloLens Electrical Engineering Team (located in Mountain View, CA) is responsible for taking ideas off the drawing board and turning them into finished products. We design from the ground up boards, flexes, batteries, and cables, and combine them into a product. We then support design validation, and new product integration through manufacturing ramp. If you are excited to work on the future of computing, please apply for Electrical Engineer II. 
 

The Electrical Engineer II will focus on designing form factor logic boards, form factor flexes, and development boards for current and future generation projects. You will own these work items from the block-diagram stage through schematic, layout, manufacturing, and validation. You will support these work items cross functionally with mechanical engineering, thermal engineering, electromagnetic compatibility and other groups. 

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.

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.

Responsibilities

• Own a subsystem as part of a larger product. 
• Design rigid and/or flexible printed circuit boards.  
• Write and execute board level test plans.  
• Support factory first article bring-up and engineering builds. 
• Interact with suppliers to facilitate design decisions, bug fixing, and failure analysis. 
• Effectively collaborate, build relationships, and influence team members to achieve business objectives. 
• Be comfortable working on a military product. 
• Embody our Culture and Values

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of technical engineering experience
• OR Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 2+ years of technical engineering experience
• OR Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 1+ year(s) of technical engineering experience
• 1+ year experience owning schematics and layout for a PCB/RFPC. 
• 1+ year experience selecting and validating components for an analog/digital circuit.  

Other Requirements

Candidates must be able to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements that 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. 
• Citizenship & Citizenship Verification: This role will require access to information that is controlled for export under export control regulations, potentially under the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations or Export Administration Regulations, the EU Dual Use Regulation, and/or other export control regulations. As a condition of employment, the successful candidate will be required to provide proof of citizenship, U.S. permanent residency, or other protected status (e.g., under 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3)) for assessment of eligibility to access the export-controlled information.  To meet this legal requirement, and as a condition of employment, the successful candidate’s citizenship will be verified with a valid passport. Lawful permanent residents, refugees, and asylees may verify status using other documents, where applicable." 
  

Preferred Qualifications

• 2-5 years of Electrical Engineering experience in a product design role. 
• Excellent lab and debugging skills.  
• Working knowledge of a schematic entry tool (preferably Cadence System Capture), basic C/C++, and Python.  

Electrical Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $98,300 - $193,20