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Senior Electrical Engineer - Energy Systems
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Oct 23, 2025 | |
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OverviewMicrosoft's Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) is the engine that powers our cloud services. The CO+I CTO Office's Energy Technology team is looking for a Senior Electrical Engineer - Energy Systems. This individual will be expected to be knowledgeable of energy technology alternatives developing across the energy system to support reliability, resiliency, and sustainability in line with Microsoft's business objectives and goals. They will be expected to collaborate with partners within Microsoft and external partners. As a Senior Electrical Engineer on the ET team, this individual will play a key role in developing Microsoft's industry-leading energy technology innovations. This position seeks an electrical engineer who will design, develop, and drive innovation forpower and energysystems and related infrastructure, helping to build the cloud datacenters that power the world's largest online services. The successful candidate will be a subject matter expert in the electrical engineering field. The individual will have hands-on electrical design experience inenergy systems and flexible energy technologies. They will also understand the role of energy systems in datacenter system design and have a degree of familiarity with deployment of datacenters. In alignment with ourMicrosoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positivelyimpactour culture every day.
ResponsibilitiesTheSeniorElectrical Engineer - Energy Systems willbe responsible forthe following: Collaborate across global electrical engineering teams to drive innovative approaches inenergy technology and energy system design, including electrical design and working to transform requirements to design for implementation. Lead the integration of energy system flexibility technologies tooptimizeoperational efficiency and support sustainability goals. Evaluate andvalidateadvanced equipment submissions, ensuring integration of the latest technologies into energy systems and datacenter infrastructure. Partner with theMicrosoft energy commercialization team and local utilities to review site utility and substation requirements, identifying and applying innovative technical solutions to enhance reliability and feasibility. Collaborate with Microsoft procurement, vendors, manufacturers, and engineering teams to source and implementstate-of-the-artelectrical solutions. Support operations teams by delivering expert insights and pioneering electrical system solutions. Work with partner teams to assess and innovate in the upgrading and retrofitting of electrical infrastructure, driving increased siteutilizationand efficiency. Apply deepexpertisein energy storage technologies to develop integrated solutions for substations, enhancing flexibility and sustainability. Continuously innovate and propose practical solutions, fostering a culture of creativity and technological advancement within the team. | |