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Senior EE - Systems Operations Engineer

Microsoft· Quantum Engineering
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Redmond$119.8k - $234.7kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Senior EE- Systems Operations Engineer to lead PCB supplier engagements, drive process development, coordinate multidisciplinary hardware teams, and oversee program schedules, budgets, and resource planning within Microsoft Quantum Hardware.

Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end planning and execution for electrical engineering initiatives, including PCB and/or superconducting integrated circuits development, validation, integration, sustaining activities, program schedules, critical paths, risk mitigation, and cross-team dependencies.
  • Drive complex PCB supplier and manufacturing engagements by coordinating capability assessments, technical reviews, readiness evaluations, process development, stack-ups, design rules, yield improvement, cost optimization, and performance tracking.
  • Partner across qubit design, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, systems engineering, reliability, sourcing, supply chain, fabrication partners, contract manufacturers, system integrators, and leadership teams to align deliverables, resolve blockers, and support high-quality execution.
  • Develop and improve electrical and PCB development processes, documentation, quality frameworks, design review practices, design for manufacturing, testability, and validation workflows, manufacturing readiness processes, dashboards, and reporting mechanisms.
  • Own program budget, resource, and portfolio planning for assigned efforts, including build costs, vendor non-recurring engineering, capital needs, engineering resource forecasts, cost scenario modeling, actuals tracking, and alignment to fiscal expectations.
  • Communicate clearly across technical and executive audiences, synthesize engineering and supplier input into decision frameworks, influence outcomes without direct authority, and mentor other engineering planning coordinators and engineers while reinforcing Microsoft’s values and inclusive culture.

Qualifications

  • Doctorate in Physics, Engineering, or related field AND 1+ year(s) experience in industry or in a research and development environment, could include completion of a post doctoral research position
  • OR Master's Degree in Physics, Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years experience in industry or in a research and development environment
  • OR Bachelor's Degree in Physics, Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years experience in industry or in a research and development environment
  • OR equivalent experience.

Skills

Required:PCB design and developmentProject/program management

Benefits

  • Microsoft Cloud Background Check required upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
  • Citizenship verification for export-controlled information access
  • Access to additional benefits and compensation information at the Microsoft careers site.
Last updated Aug 20, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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