About the Role

Principal Hardware Engineer at Microsoft's Cloud Hardware Systems Engineering team, responsible for leading end-to-end product delivery and driving cross-functional technical decisions for AI infrastructure. The role involves defining program baselines, ensuring design quality, and collaborating with internal and external partners to integrate innovative technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end product delivery from concept through launch
• Drive cross-functional technical decision-making across architecture, silicon, firmware, hardware, OS, validation, and manufacturing teams
• Define and manage program baselines including scope, schedule, budget, and change control
• Own quality of design deliverables and ensure alignment with system-level requirements and performance goals
• Influence platform, rack, and datacenter-level solutions for next-generation AI infrastructure

Required Skills & Qualifications

Must Have:

• Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 7+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in related field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience
• 7+ years of relevant experience in system level design and/or implementation across the hardware development lifecycle
• 7+ years of hands-on experience in server hardware architecture, design, and development with solid understanding of hardware, firmware, and Operating System
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements including Microsoft Cloud Background Check

Nice to Have:

• Proven experience in AI and GPU system development, including design, validation, and deployment at scale
• Broad technical expertise across electrical, mechanical, thermal, power, signal integrity, and system security domains
• Deep understanding of high-volume silicon (SoCs, GPUs, FPGAs), compute, storage, and networking systems, including manufacturing and deployment

Benefits & Perks

• Industry leading healthcare