Systems Engineer Ii

Microsoft is a highly innovative company that collaborates across disciplines to produce cutting edge technology that changes our world The Silicon Cloud Hardware and Infrastructure Engineering SCHIE team is seeking a highly motivated senior hardware systems engineer to work in a team of other hardware and software developers to create systems and modules to be deployed in Microsofts Azure Cloud Microsoft provides ample opportunities for developers to have an impact on products that touch the lives of millions of users daily in a cutting-edge public cloud environment As a Systems Engineering team member you will work directly with engineers across cross-functional teams and deliver hardware designs from concept to data center deployment Responsibilities will include interacting directly with Microsofts services teams cross-discipline design teams focusing on the functional interfaces and developing test cases and qualifying the designs This is an opportunity to leverage and grow your existing hardware design validation experience and provide innovative E2E hardware solutions to Microsoft Cloud azurehwjobs CAASE SCHIEResponsibilities Be part of the concept design discussions gather node rack system level requirements clarify interfaces provide feedback into future design requirements to help develop robust and high-performance cloud hardware solutions Actively drive cross-boundary issue triage debug and resolution Gather all the system engineering requirements for the infrastructure components by working with engineering groups and other stakeholders Design cloud test scenarios and co-develop test automation by actively working with software engineers to automate test flows Work with ODMs other system engineers internal design teams and customers to develop validation execution plans for new technologies and MSFT IP features Developing quality criteria for different phases of programs Work with ODMs Silicon vendors component suppliers and internal design teams on cross-boundary triaging debugging and resolving issues Review system engineering and validation coverage throughout the lifecycle of the program and publish plan vs progress reports Develop node rack system level test cases test requirements against system level requirements and verify them for functionality at node rack level Collaborate with internal and external partners to ensure systems meet significant quality reliability and service level requirements for a cloud environment Architect cloud test scenarios and guide software engineers to automate test flows Qualifications Required Qualifications BS MS in Electrical Computer Engineering or related degree 6 years of relevant experience in server systems platforms design and development for enterprise or cloud market segments Hands-on experience in server hardware architecture design and development with solid understanding of hardware firmware and OS interfaces 3 years of experience in leading technology development in HW FW area 3 years of experience in developing Software for Hardware using Python Powershell Strong technical communication skills verbal and written to interface with cross-functional technical leads within and or outside of the organization Excellent troubleshooting and debugging skills Familiar with networking power rack device management and remote access environments Experience in performance benchmarking tools such as SPEC workloads Linpack Experience in GPUs and various networking standards including InfiniBand Experience in windows and Linux operating systems test automation and Hyperscale testing covering hundreds of Systems under Test Good understanding and experience in device drivers and debugging issues related to interactions with HW subsystem Preferred Qualifications Experience in evaluating off the shelf OEM hardware designs HW FW OS interactions platform config trade-offs performance tuning and optimizations is required Understanding how standard server interfaces such as PCIe SATA and memory work with their respective software stacks Functional knowledge of secure boot attestation FW update recovery on server platform architectures Experience in platform HW and FW security capabilities RoT and implementations Familiarity with NIST 800 standards pertains to FW support for secure update and secure recovery Experience in Server platform HW designs or Server platform validation with knowledge of system level firmware will be an added advantage Experience in platform level test architecture and usage of debug tools like ITP Arium ARM JTAG tools or equivalent Volume hardware test and debug expertise Experienced in debugging complex system level issues and ability to root-cause identifying potential fixes down to a board hardware signal integrity CPLD thermal and Firmware components OS is preferred Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age ancestry color family or medical care leave gender identity or expression genetic information marital status medical condition national origin physical or mental disability political affiliation protected veteran status race religion sex including pregnancy sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws regulations and ordinances If you need assistance and or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process please send a request via the 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