Microsoft Senior Systems Hardware Architect 

Taiwan, Taoyuan City 

343979016

Required Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience
  • OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of experience in cloud hardware components, architectures, and power technologies.
• 4+ years of experience with technologies such as power optimization, board design, thermal, mechanical, BIOS, BMC, signal integrity, networking as well as working with overseas CM/OEM/ODM vendors in product development
• 3+ years of experiencewith data center power distribution to server racks and within server racks as well as gathering requirements and developing server specifications and a demonstrated ability to engage technology developers in the industry to track and apply emerging technologies to innovative server designs

ther Requirements:

• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening reqirements 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

• Experience with platforms deployed in hyperscale or cloud datacenters
• Demonstrated leadership experience, including the ability to lead and mentor a team of engineers, coordinating complex projects, and driving innovation in a collaborative environment.
• Experienced working across disciplines and organizations to resolve complex issues
• Effective presentation and communication skills for cross-functional collaboration

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 July 18th, 2025.

• Develop complex server and infrastructure solutions focused on advanced high-performance systems and power delivery technologies.

• Collaborate with Microsoft product groups, industry partners, and researchers to define systems concepts aligned with cloud service platform requirements.

• Evaluate new technologies and conceptualize prototypes to support Microsoft’s cloud infrastructure goals.

• Lead multi-disciplinary teams—including internal and external contributors—in developing concept prototypes.

• Conduct on-paper analysis, simulation, and physical testing of system-level prototypes.

• Perform tradeoff studies and implement proofs of concept (PoCs) for electrical, mechanical, thermal, and hardware systems.

• Drive successful system concepts from inception to inclusion in the Azure hardware roadmap and fleet.

• Collaborate across Microsoft organizations to identify opportunities where new technologies can reduce TCO and enhance hardware performance.

• Analyze system concepts with a focus on total cost of ownership (TCO), performance per TCO, and performance per watt.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders in system architecture, power, and infrastructure domains.

• Partner with peer organizations to define and specify requirements for high-performance hyperscale systems.

• Influence and collaborate with OEMs and vendors on evaluation and deployment of new datacenter technologies and rack topologies.