Senior Electrical Engineer - Energy Systems

Microsoft’s Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) is the engine that powers our cloud services. The CO+I CTO Office’s Energy Technology team is looking for a Senior Electrical Engineer - Energy Systems. This individual will be expected to be knowledgeable of energy technology alternatives developing across the energy system to support reliability, resiliency, and sustainability in line with Microsoft’s business objectives and goals. They will be expected to collaborate with partners within Microsoft and external partners. 

As a Senior Electrical Engineer on the ET team, this individual will play a key role in developing  Microsoft’s industry-leading energy technology innovations. This position seeks an electrical engineer who will design, develop, and drive innovation for power and energy systems and related infrastructure, helping to build the cloud datacenters that power the world’s largest online services.   

The successful candidate will be a subject matter expert in the electrical engineering field. The individual will have hands-on electrical design experience in energy systems and flexible energy technologies. They will also understand the role of energy systems in datacenter system design and have a degree of familiarity with deployment of datacenters. 

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive  work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.  

The Senior Electrical Engineer - Energy Systems will be responsible for the following:   

• Collaborate across global electrical engineering teams to drive innovative approaches in energy technology and energy system design, including electrical design and working to transform requirements to design for implementation. 

• Lead the integration of energy system flexibility technologies to optimize operational efficiency and support sustainability goals.  

• Evaluate and validate advanced equipment submissions, ensuring integration of the latest technologies into energy systems and datacenter infrastructure.  

• Partner with the Microsoft energy commercialization team and local utilities to review site utility and substation requirements, identifying and applying innovative technical solutions to enhance reliability and feasibility.  

• Collaborate with Microsoft procurement, vendors, manufacturers, and engineering teams to source and implement state-of-the-art electrical solutions.  

• Support operations teams by delivering expert insights and pioneering electrical system solutions. 

• Work with partner teams to assess and innovate in the upgrading and retrofitting of electrical infrastructure, driving increased site utilization and efficiency.  

• Apply deep expertise in energy storage technologies to develop integrated solutions for substations, enhancing flexibility and sustainability.  

• Continuously innovate and propose practical solutions, fostering a culture of creativity and technological advancement within the team.  

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.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.   
• 5+ years’ experience in design & engineering with power systems.  
• 4+ years’ experience with mission critical electrical design with a focus on distributed generation designs of large scale technologies that provide energy system flexibility.    
• Demonstrated experience working with battery, generator, turbine, fuel cell, and other related energy systems technologies.  
• Demonstrated knowledge of substations, primary assets and secondary systems.   
• Demonstrated understanding of mission critical distributed generation, medium voltage and low voltage electrical equipment, system modelling, protection schemes, grounding and bonding.   
• Demonstrated knowledge of applicable codes and requirements.
• Ability to work as a team player who is able to work collaboratively in a multi-disciplined team designing energy systems to support Microsoft data centers globally. 
• Ability to perform complex business case analysis to justify technical decisions.   
• Ability to work across different teams such as design, delivery, and operation teams.   

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.
• Electrical trade background, preferably with knowledge and experience in power generation and MG/MV/LV electrical equipment will be an advantage.   
• Electrical professional engineer with expertise in energy system and data center electrical engineering, with a proven track record in work related to design development and implementation.  
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced multi-project environment.  
• Demonstrated understanding of the entire power infrastructure, high/medium voltage, and electrical distribution system design for mission critical applications, alongside sequence of operation and monitoring of all datacenter electrical control systems for flexible energy systems.    

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

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 29, 2025.

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