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Microsoft Corporation Principal Mechanical Engineer - Fluid Systems in Redmond, Washington
Microsoft Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) is the team behind Microsoft’s expanding Cloud Infrastructure and responsible for powering Microsoft’s “Intelligent Cloud” mission.
SCHIE delivers the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's over 200 online businesses including Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, Skype, OneDrive and the Microsoft Azure platform globally with our server and data center infrastructure, security and compliance, operations, globalization, and manageability solutions.
We are looking for a Principal Mechanical Engineer – Fluid Systems .
The Principal Mechanical Engineer – Fluid Systems will provide technical leadership in the development and deployment of high reliability liquid cooling designs at scale.
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Responsibilities
In this role, you will provide technical leadership for the development of complex liquid cooling solutions in the datacenter at the rack and server level. You will have responsibility and oversight for the mechanical implementation of fluid distribution systems within server racks encompassing all aspects of fluid flow and pressure management, pump design and reliability, material compatibility and corrosion resistance, and fluid/air volume management. You will utilize expertise in fluid systems design to deliver high performance liquid cooling with production level reliability.
As a technical leader within Azure’s Mechanical Engineering team, you will contribute to the design of servers, racks, and associated datacenter building blocks. You will develop interface management for liquid systems and develop standards by which the team is able to scale our liquid cooled systems development in pace with the growth of AI. You will manage relationships and interfaces with Microsoft’s datacenter engineering and operations teams to ensure smooth deployment of Azure systems. You will manage relationships with suppliers to ensure robust designs and predictive roadmaps of future technologies in support of Microsoft’s future product portfolio. You will also manage relationships with our ODM and SI partners to ensure proper development and implementation of our liquid cooled technologies.
You will be responsible for creating product specifications, interface control documents, and associated collateral to clearly communicate design intent and document design expectations. You will work across programs in a technical leadership role with responsibility for ensuring an integrated and robust approach to fluid systems design across our portfolio. You may also own specific programs for which you are the lead mechanical engineer developing a complete solution.
As a Principal Mechanical Engineer – Fluid Systems, you will have the exciting responsibility for ensuring a reliable systems-focused approach to liquid cooling of Microsoft datacenters all over the planet
Other:
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Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
9+ years related technical engineering experience
OR Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years related technical engineering experience
OR Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years related technical engineering experience
OR Doctorate degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years related technical engineering experience
OR equivalent experience
4+ years of industry experience related to fluid systems design
Other :
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:
Technical Skills: Proficiency in CAD software (e.g., PTC Creo,) understanding of mechanical design principles, GD&T analysis, fluid dynamics, pressure vessel design, pumps and compressors, mechanical vibration and shock, valve and manifold design, material compatibility, manufacturing processes, and validation
6+ years of experience in the electronics industry specifically related to high-powered liquid cooled servers
2+ yrs experience with mechanical simulation tools (ie Abaqus, Ansys)
Demonstrated expertise in wetted material compatibility, corrosion, and biocontamination of fluid loops
Experience in pump design, fluid loop sensors and controls, heat exchanger design
Experience with prototyping, tooling design, and high-volume manufacturing of electronic enclosures
Proficient at PTC Creo, Windchill or similar software (ie Solidworks, Catia)
Mechanical Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $133,600 - $256,800 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 $173,200 - $282,200 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 May 15, 2024
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