The CO+I Data Center Critical Environment Mechanical Engineer at Microsoft plays a vital role in delivering core infrastructure for cloud services like Azure and Office 365. This position focuses on designing, testing, and implementing solutions for complex engineering challenges while ensuring sustainability and optimization in data center operations. The role emphasizes collaboration and knowledge sharing among engineers to foster professional growth and innovation. The team is dedicated to supporting a diverse and inclusive work environment.

• Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field and 1+ years of related technical engineering experience, or Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field and 2+ years of related technical engineering experience, or equivalent experience.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements.

• Provide make-versus-buy recommendations to management based on complexity, financial impact, quality, reliability, and time duration.
• Create robust, scalable, secure, and extensible designs and verification plans for hardware engineering aspects of complex products.
• Develop and implement solutions to complex technical and design challenges involving multiple variables.
• Review documentation to ensure appropriate test requirements and improvements are included in hardware designs.
• Generate project implementation schedules and monitor performance against those schedules.

• Employees at Microsoft are often offered comprehensive, “world-class” benefits—including health and mental-wellness programs, competitive pay with bonuses and stock awards, and retirement/savings options. Time-off and flexibility are common, with generous vacation and holidays, parental and caregiver leave, and flexible work schedules, alongside learning support, employee resource groups, product discounts, and matching-gifts/volunteering programs. Specific benefits can vary by region.