Senior Principal Hardware Engineer

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior Principal Hardware Engineer (Hardware, Infrastructure Management, and Fundamentals Engineering)

Description

Lead hardware quality and engineering efforts for cloud data center infrastructure, including complex quality solutions and cross-partner issue resolution. Drive continuous improvement using root-cause analysis, establish critical-to-quality performance metrics, and implement a supplier quality management strategy. Perform hands-on debug focused on GPU subsystem failure analysis and manage NPI builds through production readiness.

Responsibilities

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

• Scale debug and data management using AI tooling and agentic approaches

• Drive continuous improvement through root cause analysis and identified opportunities

• Develop and implement a supplier quality management strategy for data center hardware

• Lead cross-data-center, cross-development, and supplier collaboration to resolve critical/high-severity hardware and software/firmware issues

• Conduct onsite and virtual hands-on debugging in global data centers, focused on GPU subsystem failure analysis

• Manage multiple NPI builds and quality phase-gate deliverables from concept through production readiness

• Define and track critical-to-quality performance metrics to improve product quality

• Act as the voice of quality in hardware change management to ensure quality requirements are met

Requirements

• Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field with 6+ years technical engineering experience; or Master’s with 9+ years; or Bachelor’s with 11+ years; or equivalent experience

• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check at hire/transfer and every two years thereafter

Benefits

• Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation

• Competitive base pay range (U.S.): USD $165,600–$296,400 per year (higher ranges apply in specific locations such as the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City metro)

• Applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled