Microsoft · 11 hours ago
Hardware Engineer - MDQ OCTO
United States, Washington, Redmond
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$84K/yr - $165K/yr
2+ years expMicrosoft's Discovery and Quantum (MDQ) division develops advanced AI and cloud capabilities to tackle major global challenges. As a Hardware Engineer – MDQ OCTO, you will build and operate the physical systems and lab infrastructure for cloud-to-edge robotics, ensuring reliable and scalable lab environments and contributing to the design and integration of robotics hardware platforms.
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Responsibilities
Own safe, reliable, and scalable robotics lab environments, including safety practices, access controls, and operational procedures for human–robot interaction
Manage the full lifecycle of lab hardware and shared test assets, including inventory, maintenance, upgrades, and decommissioning
Enable efficient system bring‑up and experimentation through standardized lab configurations, golden images, checklists, instrumentation, and calibration workflows
Evolve lab operations to support repeatable, scalable development as programs and team footprint grow
Contribute to the design and integration of robotics hardware platforms across compute, sensing, power, networking, mechanical, and software domains
Apply device specifications and interface requirements to support reliable system design, validation, and integration
Participate in system‑level architecture discussions and design reviews, evaluating tradeoffs across performance, safety, reliability, cost, and scalability
Define and implement clear interfaces to enable parallel, cross‑team development
Integrate hardware and software into end‑to‑end robotic systems supporting lab, simulation, and real‑world deployments
Diagnose and resolve cross‑domain integration and reliability issues (compute, sensing, power, electromagnetic and radio-frequency interference (EMI/RFI), thermal, timing, networking, and safety)
Support simulation, software and hardware-in-the-loop (SIL/HIL), instrumentation, and data capture workflows to de‑risk field deployments and improve system robustness
Develop repeatable bring‑up, commissioning, recovery, and field‑support procedures; document findings and drive post‑test improvements
Support technical evaluation, procurement analysis, commissioning, and acceptance of partner‑delivered systems
Collaborate with suppliers and integrators to resolve integration issues, track corrective actions, and improve long‑term quality and reliability
Contribute integration guides, acceptance criteria, and internal knowledge transfer for partner components and systems
Create clear technical documentation and operational guidance to support onboarding and cross‑team collaboration
Automate lab, testing, and data‑collection workflows where appropriate to improve consistency and efficiency
Share best practices and lessons learned across teams as a technical ambassador
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
OR equivalent experience
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
Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience
OR equivalent experience
Experience with robotic systems, including compute modules, cameras, inertial measurement units (IMUs), light detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensors, networking, and power systems
Experience with Linux-based systems, embedded constraints, and on-device debugging
Experience developing or executing software and hardware-in-the-loop (SIL/HIL) or system-level test strategies
Experience working with manufacturers, suppliers, and partners
Company
Microsoft
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