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FULL_TIME
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Senior Electrical Engineer

12/9/2025

The Senior Electrical Engineer will empower a culture of safety and compliance in data center activities and support the operations of electrical infrastructure. They will act as the technical authority for large-scale mission-critical electrical systems.

Salary

119800 - 234700 USD

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

10,001+ employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
Every company has a mission. What's ours? To empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We believe technology can and should be a force for good and that meaningful innovation contributes to a brighter world in the future and today. Our culture doesn’t just encourage curiosity; it embraces it. Each day we make progress together by showing up as our authentic selves. We show up with a learn-it-all mentality. We show up cheering on others, knowing their success doesn't diminish our own. We show up every day open to learning our own biases, changing our behavior, and inviting in differences. Because impact matters. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of approximately 228,000 passionate employees worldwide.
About the Role
Overview

Microsoft’s Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) is the engine that powers our cloud services. As a CO+I Senior 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. 

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 experts 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
  • Empower a culture of safety, security, and compliance in all aspect of data center activities.  
  • Work with commissioning teams to properly test and validate installation, operation, and performance of electrical systems. 
  • Understand the design and functionality of your datacenter.  
  • Support 24x7x365 on-site datacenters operations and electrical infrastructure.  
  • Act as the technical authority for on-site operations related to a large-scale mission critical electrical system, design, and functionality. 
  • Establish and coordinate maintenance and safety procedures, maintaining highly redundant electrical designs.  
  • Manage the electrical infrastructures throughout datacenter campus ranging from a single large capacity facility, to several smaller ones.


Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience.

Other Requirements: 

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

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.

3+ years' critical environment experience. 

1+ years’ project management experience. 

Demonstrated understanding of applicable regional electrical code (NEC, CEC, ETCI, NF C, etc.). 

1+ years’ experience with power systems in a critical industry (e.g. 3 phase/single phase transformers, low voltage switchgear, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS's), arc-flash studies, breakers etc.). 

2+ years’ experience designing, testing, or implementing electrical systems in a data center, industrial, or mission-critical environment. 



Electrical Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $158,400 - $258,000 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.

Key Skills
Electrical EngineeringComputer EngineeringProject ManagementCritical Environment ExperiencePower SystemsElectrical CodeElectrical Systems DesignTestingImplementationSafety ProceduresCommissioningData Center OperationsMission Critical SystemsRedundant Electrical DesignsTechnical AuthorityMaintenance Procedures
Categories
EngineeringTechnologyEnvironmental & Sustainability
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