Microsoft Senior Mechanical Engineer 

United States, California, Mountain View 

732686838

As a, you will integrate optical and electronic assemblies with mechanisms and mechanical enclosures to create great augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) experiences. To do this, you will be asked to balance the needs of customers, budget, schedule and product requirements while communicating effectively across partner teams. You will create mechanical drawings, work with overseas manufacturers, and refine your designs through prototype builds and reliability validation. At times, you will be required to travel to support validation and manufacturing activities overseas and across the US.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years related technical engineering experience
  • OR Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years related technical engineering experience
  • OR Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering, or related field
  • OR equivalent experience.
• Experience setting up assembly lines and manufacturing processes.
• Experience with product and statistical process control, MSA/GRR, part characterization, structured problem solving, root cause and defect/failure analysis, FMEA, DOE, FEA, reliability testing, statistical data analysis.
• Experience in metrology tools and failure analysis.

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.
• Controlled Technology: 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.
• Customer Contract: This position requires verification of citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports United States federal, state, and/or local [or applicable country] government agency customers and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, and as a condition of employment, the successful candidate’s citizenship will be verified with a valid passport.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years related technical engineering experience
  • OR Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years related technical engineering experience
  • OR Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years related technical engineering experience
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in electro-mechanical product design, manufacturing, or NPI (new product introduction).
• Experience in designing for large volume production in a wide range of manufacturing processes (CNC, laser welding/drilling, Molding operations, Extrusion, lamination, printing/s, plating/s, etc.).
• Integration and development experience with mechanisms.
• Proven experience in applications with some or all of the following technology verticals: Displays, Batteries, Antennas, Acoustics.
• BSME/MSME - combination with Material Science (Polymers, Metals, Composites).

Proficient in ProE Creo/SolidWorks. CFD/FEA packages a plus.

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As a
Senior Mechanical Engineerwith a process focus you will be responsible for the line design and bring up in addition to fixture design, verification and validation. Responsibilities also in system design and verification/validation including (but not limited to):

• System level and sub-system design responsibilities in the development of concept explorations and technology investigations.
• Create evaluation models and systems to assess performance investigations for various technology components and product features.
• Perform technical analyses, recommend, prepare and execute designs-of-experiments, and characterize process and design interactions.
• Interface across multiple disciplines (e.g. Program Management, Mechanical Engineering, Quality, EE) in selection of materials equipment and components for detailed development.
• Interface directly with sub-system partners for design of and integration of technology components.
• Stay current and versed in emerging technologies, materials, methods and manufacturing processes.
• Contribute to project planning for development schedules.