Principal Hardware Engineer

Quick Facts

• Role: Principal Hardware Engineer

Description

Lead and execute complex quality and failure-analysis efforts for cloud data center hardware, with a strong focus on GPU subsystem issues. Drive supplier quality strategy, root-cause analysis, and critical-to-quality metrics across data centers, development teams, and manufacturing through the engineering lifecycle. Use debug/data management and AI/agentic tooling to scale investigations and improve operational outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Perform hands-on debugging in data centers (onsite and virtual), focusing on GPU subsystem failure analysis.

• Provide technical leadership for complex quality solutions with internal and external partners.

• Develop and implement a robust supplier quality management strategy to ensure high-quality data center hardware manufacturing.

• Work across data centers, development groups, and suppliers to resolve critical and high-severity issues (hardware and software/firmware).

• Drive continuous improvement using Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and identified opportunities.

• Manage multiple NPI builds and quality phase-gate deliverables throughout the engineering development lifecycle from concept through production readiness.

• Establish Critical-to-Quality performance metrics to measure and improve product quality.

• Act as the voice of quality in the hardware change management process, ensuring quality requirements are considered and met.

• Use AI tooling/agentic utilization to scale debug and data management; filter telemetry and logs to identify and investigate HW failure signatures.

Requirements

• Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field plus 3+ years technical engineering experience, OR Master’s degree plus 6+ years, OR Bachelor’s degree plus 8+ years (or equivalent experience).

• Ability to meet security screening requirements, including passing the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Benefits

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation (refer to Microsoft corporate pay information).