Microsoft

Senior Quality Engineer

Microsoft • $119K — $234K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Doctorate or Master's degree in relevant engineering fields plus significant experience, or 12+ years of relevant experience.
  • Strong track record in leading quality engineering initiatives in a technical capacity.
  • Proficiency in hardware debugging and root-cause analysis, particularly for modern computer subsystems.
  • Ability to influence stakeholders and drive cross-functional collaboration for quality improvements.
  • Familiarity with industry standards related to hardware manufacturing and quality.

Responsibilities

  • Lead cross-functional teams to improve hardware quality in product design and deployment.
  • Establish and monitor quality metrics, driving corrective actions when necessary.
  • Partner with engineering and manufacturing teams to resolve complex technical issues.
  • Develop and implement supplier quality management strategies to ensure compliance.
  • Identify and mitigate systemic quality risks through continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Influence stakeholders to align quality priorities and decisions based on data.
  • Mentor team members to foster a culture of technical excellence and accountability.

Benefits

  • Health insurance and wellness programs.
  • Retirement savings plans with company matching.
  • Work-life balance initiatives and paid time off.
  • Professional development and education assistance programs.
Full Job Description
We are looking for a Senior Quality Engineer to lead hardware quality and reliability improvements across product design, supplier manufacturing, and data center deployment.

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Responsibilities
  • Lead cross-functional teams and task forces to improve cloud hardware quality across product design, manufacturing, and data center deployment, with a strong emphasis on Design for Quality and Reliability.
  • Own product and supplier quality performance by establishing quality metrics, monitoring results, and driving corrective actions when targets are not met.
  • Partner with engineering teams, operations, and suppliers to resolve complex technical issues through structured root-cause analysis, containment, mitigation, and permanent corrective action.
  • Develop and execute supplier quality management strategies and controls that ensure consistent manufacturing quality and compliance with applicable standards.
  • Identify systemic quality risks and lead continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen product reliability, manufacturing processes, and data center outcomes.
  • Influence cross-functional stakeholders and suppliers to align priorities, make data-driven decisions, and deliver measurable quality improvements.
  • Model Microsoft culture and values while mentoring and developing team members to foster technical excellence, accountability, and innovation.


Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

Doctorate Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience OR Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience OR 12+ years relevant technical engineering experience.

Other Requirements:

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:

5+ years of experience working with modern computer hardware subsystems, including GPUs, CPUs, AI accelerators, memory, motherboards, and servers, as well as associated methods for hardware debugging and root-cause analysis.

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Reliability Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $160,200 - $261,000 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

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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Microsoft is an American multinational corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services. Microsoft’s devices and consumer (D&C) licensing segment licenses the Windows operating system and related software, Microsoft Office for consumers, and the Windows Phone operating system. The company’s computing and gaming hardware segment provides Xbox gaming and entertainment consoles and accessories, second-party and third-party video games, and Xbox Live subscriptions; surface devices and accessories; and Microsoft PC accessories. Its phone hardware segment offers Lumia smartphones and other non-Lumia phones. Its D&C segment provides Windows Store, Xbox Live transactions, and Windows phone store; search advertising; display advertising; Office 365 Home and Office 365 Personal; first-party video games; and other consumer products and services as well as operating retail stores. Microsoft’s commercial licensing segments license server products, including Windows Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Visual Studio, System Center, and related Client Access Licenses (CALs); Windows Embedded; Windows operating system; Microsoft Office for business, including Office, Exchange, SharePoint, Lync, and related CALs; Microsoft Dynamics business solutions; and Skype. Its commercial segment offers enterprise services, including premier support services and Microsoft consulting services; commercial cloud comprising Office 365 Commercial, other Microsoft Office online offerings, Dynamics CRM Online, and Microsoft Azure; and other commercial products and online services. The company markets and distributes its products through original equipment manufacturers, distributors, and resellers, as well as online.

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