Microsoft Senior Mechanical Engineer 

United States, Washington 

16321801

We are looking for a Senior Mechanical Engineer who can lead complex designs through tough product development cycles. You can work with different disciplines to integrate mechanical assemblies, optics, electronics and software into great experiences. You are motivated and skilled at leading cross-disciplinary teams. You have at least eight years of experience in mechanical product design, with four years in consumer electronics with medium to high volume. This includes designing mechanical parts and assemblies for production. You can deliver solutions to customer needs with your design and show innovation and expertise in choosing materials and components to meet cost targets. You can set specifications and write testplans anddevelop test procedures to validate your designs. You can manage projects and design quality againstdeadlines andYou are willing to travel internationally at times to support design and manufacturing activitiesand you can work well with international contract manufacturers and external design resources.

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years related technical engineering experience with CREO 3D CAD package.
• o OR Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years related technical engineering experience
• o OR Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering, or related field

o OR equivalent experience.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

· Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years related technical engineering experience with ECAD-MCAD PCBA design.

o OR Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years related technical engineering experience

o OR Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years related technical engineering experience

o OR equivalent experience.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until August 17, 2024.

• Provides make-versus-buy recommendations to management with tradeoffs based on complexity,financial impact, quality, reliability, and time duration. Influences decision making with stakeholders working onsimilar products

• Displays deep knowledge in multiple technical areas andacquiresadvanced knowledge of industry trends, competitor products, and advances in various engineering fields. Shares knowledge with others on their team and helps other engineers understand and apply advanced concepts.

• Creates robust, scalable, secure, and extensible designs and verification plans that account for current industry threats for the hardware engineering aspects of a variety of established, complex products or feature areas.

• Participates in creating intellectual property and conducts technical due diligence. May file patents within own area of scope and completes necessary patent documentation.
• Develops and implements solutions to complex technical and/or design challenges that may involve multiple technical and business-related variables,and applies lessons learned to help develop future focused solutions to complex design challenges.

• Identifiespartner or supplier using established criteria through prescreening process. Sets agendas for workshops and makes presentations to collaborate with externalpartnerorsupplier

• Reads device specification sheets and interprets complex detailsrequiredto design and test various hardware features. Writes internal device specification sheets.

• Independently develops drawings that contribute to the development of complex, new products or features using modeling tools. Provides guidance to other engineers on the use of fundamental features of modeling tools.

• expertisein predictive modeling techniques (e.g., tolerance analysis, Finite Element Analysis, Design for Six Sigma) to inform design choices for a moderately feature or product.

• Clearly specifies dimensions and measurement requirements that and can be used in statistical analyses to evaluate product cost and quality. Advises other engineers and internal partners on recommended measurement tools and processes.

Testing and Verification

• Reviews documentation to help ensure that theappropriate testrequirements and improvements are included in relevant hardware designs and specifications by applying an understanding of how complex features or products work under a variety of customer scenarios.

• Co-develops methods of measurement withappropriate partners(e.g., Design Verification Engineering, Manufacturing Test Equipment Engineering, Reliability Engineering) for measuring features of new product technology based on newly created or modified verification plans.

• Identifiesnew tools, test methodologies, and best practices for creating test cases that include elements such as success metrics and tracking systems.

• Develops, reviews, and executes test plans for complex feature areas or products.

• Creates external testing supplier or partner engagement plans, evaluates supplier or partner readiness, and captures supplier or partner knowledge for use across a product group.

• Guides other engineers in how to set up and break down testing environments. Outlines safety and testing guidelines for other engineers.

• Records test data and conducts complex data/statistical analysis toidentifybugs, defects, or failures rates, advises other engineers on the use of predictive modeling software (e.g., Excel,Flowtherm,Mechanica, Creo), and complies reports.

• Uses root cause analysis toidentifyhighly complexproblems or flaws that may affect a range of feature or product design changes.Identifiespossible solutionsto novel and complex problems across a group ofsimilar productsor feature areas.

• Develops advanced prototype hardware components for use in development, testing and/or validation of complex new product features. Provides guidance toother engineers developing product features.Evaluates prototypes for the purpose of innovating, optimizing and maturing designs.

Project Implementation

• Generates project implementation schedules, monitors performance against schedules, and helpsdetermine

• identifycritical requirements (e.g., function, quality, safety, reparability, and/or reliability) and are verifiable.

• Resolves design issues,identifiesrecurring issues, and makes recommendations for necessary design changes and design tradeoffs (e.g., extendibility or refurbishing) for multiple products.

• Researches andidentifiesnew tools, technologies, or processes for project implementation to improve product quality, performance, and reliability.

• participatesin making supplier or partner selection decisions to support product development.

• Evaluates and approves a variety of details of the reliability of materials, properties, and techniques used in production of large designs.

• Identifiesthe most significant project risks (e.g., supplier or partner delays, incomplete specs, or tool issues) at the outset of aproject, anddevelops plans to address those risks. Incorporates learnings fromprevious

• issuesas necessary.

• Suggests project areas that can support Material Change Review Board (MCRB) efforts to improve and react to production issues, asrequired

Reporting and Documentation

• customized reports and functional specifications for an established product or product feature, based on audits and information from product development and verification processes. Reviews and provides feedback on otherengineer's

• Documents complex details about materials, components, and/or functionality for complex devices via accepted drawing release processes and highlights potential compatibility, safety, and compliance issues. Accurately records andtracks changes to designs following established configuration management and provides guidance to other engineers documenting these details.

• • Embody our