Principal Hardware Engineer TPM

About the role

Microsoft Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) delivers the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's over 200 online businesses including Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, Teams, OneDrive, and the Microsoft Azure platform globally. The Cloud Hardware Systems Engineering (CHSE) team is instrumental in defining and delivering operational measures of success for hardware manufacturing, improving the planning process, quality, delivery, scale and sustainability related to Microsoft cloud hardware. We are looking for a Principal Hardware Engineer, TPM with a business mindset to drive lab process alignment across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end lab operations and support for SCHIE engineering teams across a major site and global lab environments.
• Drive lab strategy, capacity planning, and execution to ensure readiness for current and future engineering programs.
• Own lab infrastructure planning and readiness, including space, power, cooling, network connectivity, racks, tooling, and operational support.
• Lead AI and compute lab deployments, including rack integration, cabling, power distribution, network bring-up, validation, and milestone readiness.
• Manage lab projects, schedules, budgets, risks, vendors, and procurement activities to ensure on-time delivery.
• Drive new lab site build-outs, expansions, migrations, and platform refresh initiatives with minimal impact to engineering productivity.
• Manage infrastructure constraints, dependencies, and prioritization across multiple programs, providing clear escalation paths and decision frameworks.
• Partner with engineering, operations, finance, facilities, and cross-functional stakeholders to align lab investments and execution plans.
• Coordinate lab standards, resource sharing, inventory management, and operational processes across SCHIE locations worldwide.
• Establish and improve scalable lab processes for safety, security, compliance, asset management, audits, and operational excellence.
• Ensure accurate documentation, runbooks, and communication to support efficient lab operations and knowledge sharing.
• Embody Microsoft's Culture and Values and perform related duties as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 7+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of program management experience managing cross-functional work with diverse teams.
• 8+ years of working knowledge of network equipment, peripherals, and Artificial Intelligence & Compute hardware.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements, including Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years of technical engineering experience OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated leadership and influence across cross-functional engineering, operations, or program teams.
• Experience using Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.
• Ability to prioritize and execute in a fast-paced environment.
• Well-developed interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated organizational and documentation skills with exceptional attention to detail.

Pay

Hardware Engineering IC5. The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is $142,800 - $274,800 per year. For the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, the base pay range is $188,000 - $304,200 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.