Electrical Engineer

Job Description

Job title: Electrical Engineer. Location: Redmond, Washington, USA

Responsibilities:

• Translate electrical requirements, schematics, constraints, and mechanical inputs into complex PCB assembly designs and layouts.

• Own the architecture and implementation of electrical subsystems.

• Develop and maintain board design documentation, including schematics, electrical constraint specifications, fabrication outputs, and assembly outputs.

• Evaluate component options and select the most suitable components for each subsystem.

• Work with electrical, mechanical, signal integrity, power integrity, systems integration, and manufacturing teams to resolve design trade-offs and incorporate feedback.

• Develop and support verification plans, board bring-up, hardware characterization, debugging, and root-cause analysis;

• Identify design and project risks early, recommend improvements, and communicate project status to internal and external stakeholders.

• Collaborate with firmware and software teams to ensure electrical designs meet project needs and remain simple to debug.

• Define PCB stack-ups, component placement, routing, grounding, return paths, and layer-use strategies for low-noise, mixed-signal, high-density, and high-reliability electronics.

• Work with PCB designers to evaluate placement and routing trade-offs.

• Follow Microsoft's culture and values.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field, plus at least 2 years of industry experience; or a master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field; or equivalent experience.

• Ability to use AI tools to improve innovation and efficiency, including measurement, performance modeling, analysis, research, and task automation.

• Ability to work in an AI-first environment and use modern AI tools throughout hardware development.

Preferred:

• Experience using schematic and PCB layout tools to develop complex, multilayer PCBs through fabrication and assembly release.

• Experience with controlled impedance, differential pairs, mixed-signal design, grounding, and return-path constraints.

• Strong understanding of electrical principles, power supplies, and basic analog and digital circuits.

• Knowledge of PCB stack-ups, materials, via structures, component placement, mechanical constraints, and design for manufacturability.

• Experience collaborating across electrical, mechanical, systems, verification, and manufacturing teams throughout the hardware development lifecycle.

• Experience designing electronics for low-noise, radio-frequency, precision-measurement, or other demanding environments;

• Experience with signal integrity or power integrity analysis and using simulation results to improve board designs.

• Experience with design for manufacturing, design for test, rigid-flex construction, advanced laminates, HDI/microvias, or high-density interconnect technologies.

• Experience preparing fabrication and assembly documentation and working with PCB fabrication and assembly suppliers.

• Experience supporting board bring-up, verification, failure analysis, and corrective design changes.

Benefits and Compensation:

• Annual base salary: $102,100 to $202,200 across most U.S. locations.

• San Francisco Bay Area and New York City metropolitan area salary range: $133,800 to $219,200 per year.

• Certain roles may qualify for additional compensation and benefits;

• Details: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Other information:

• Work arrangement: 3 days per week in the office.

• Travel: Less than 25%.

• Role level: Individual contributor, Quantum Engineering IC3.

• Job number: 200062196.

• Posted: October 21, 2026.

• Applications will be accepted for at least 5 days and remain open until the position is filled.

• Candidates must pass Microsoft's Cloud Background Check upon hiring or transfer and every two years afterward;

• The position involves access to export-controlled information. Candidates must provide proof of citizenship, U.S. permanent residency, or another qualifying protected status. Citizenship will be verified using a valid passport, with other documents accepted for lawful permanent residents, refugees, and asylees where applicable.

• Microsoft may use AI tools to support work and expects employees to use AI to accelerate hardware development.