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Description
At AWS, we're pioneering the future of cloud computing and AI acceleration through innovative hardware-software co-design. Our teams within Annapurna Labs and AWS AI are creating the foundation for next-generation cloud infrastructure that powers thousands of customers worldwide, from cutting-edge startups to global enterprises.
We operate at an unprecedented scale, designing custom silicon chips, advanced networking solutions, and ML accelerators that were unimaginable just a few years ago.
Our work spans from the lowest levels of hardware abstraction to high-performance distributed training systems, creating unique opportunities for early-career engineers to make significant impact across multiple domains.
Key job responsibilities
- Develop and optimize software for custom hardware and ML infrastructure
- Collaborate with hardware teams to understand and leverage chip architecture
- Implement and improve networking, runtime, and system-level software
- Assist in building and maintaining tools for profiling, monitoring, and debugging ML workloads
- Contribute to the development of open-source ML frameworks and infrastructure projects
- Participate in code reviews and implement best practices for software development
- Learn and apply new technologies to solve complex engineering challenges
About the team
Candidates will be routed to specific teams based on their interests and our current needs during the application process:
- The Elastic Network Adapter (ENA) team revolutionizes EC2 core networking, enabling enhanced networking capabilities across AWS's most critical compute instances. Here, you'll work with networking protocols and high-performance drivers that power millions of cloud workloads.
- Our AWS Neuron SDK team develops the complete software stack for custom ML accelerators (Inferentia and Trainium), democratizing access to AI infrastructure. This team bridges the gap between popular ML frameworks and custom hardware.
- The Machine Learning Server Software team maintains and optimizes the world's most advanced ML servers, focusing on system-level software that ensures peak performance of AI workloads. While we don't work directly on ML algorithms, we build the critical infrastructure that makes ML possible at scale.
- The SoC Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) team works at the intersection of hardware and software, developing the crucial middleware that manages our custom silicon chips. This team ensures our innovative hardware designs translate into reliable, high-performance solutions.
Basic Qualifications
- To qualify, applicants should have earned (or expect to earn) a Bachelor's or Master's degree between December 2022 to September 2025.
- Strong programming skills in C/C++ or Python, with solid understanding of data structures and algorithms
- Understanding of computer architecture, operating systems, and Linux environments
- Internship or project experience related to systems programming, networking, or ML
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git) and software development methodologies
- Knowledge of ML concepts or frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow)
- Interest in open-source development or contributions to technical communities
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company's reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $99,500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $200,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

**Summary:**
The Reality Labs team is building products that make it easier for people to connect with the ones they love most. We are a team of experts developing and shipping products at the intersection of silicon, hardware, software, and content. The Reality Labs team seeks a Silicon Validation Engineer.As a Silicon Validation Engineer, you will be part of the RL Silicon Validation team validating high performance silicon and leading the effort to ensure high-quality silicon delivery.
**Required Skills:**
Silicon Validation Engineer, Reality Labs Responsibilities:
1. Responsible for System on Chip and end-to-end system validation plan development, execution and sign-off
2. Identify and communicate technical risks related to the project to the stakeholders
3. Plan, organize, and participate in silicon bring-up and validation activities across multiple Systems on Chips
4. Understand system Hardware, Software, Firmware component as a whole and drives test execution and debug with cross functional/PnP teams
5. Collaborate with the team for lab debug, silicon bug repro, failure analysis, and failure report activities
6. Work with cross-functional teams (i.e., architecture, Intellectual Property, Firmware, Electrical Engineering, System on Chip, and product engineer teams) to generate validation reports for SoC and systems
7. Work in an agile environment, changing roadmaps and adapt to validation plans based on changes
**Minimum Qualifications:**
Minimum Qualifications:
8. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
9. 6+ years of hands-on experience in bring-up, debug, and validation of complex Systems on Chips
10. 2+ years of experience in high-speed protocols (i.e., MIPI, PCIe, USB, DDR) and hands-on experience in high-speed IO bring-up
11. 2+ years of experience in silicon validation planning, execution, validation Firmware development, and validation sign-off
12. 2+ years of experience using lab equipment, such as scopes, BERTs, protocol analyzers, JTAG debuggers, etc
13. Expertise with building silicon validation infrastructure and test automation, in highly cross-functional environments - across multiple team sites
14. Experience influencing design, Design Verification and post-silicon validation teams to optimize the usage of pre-silicon prototype platforms
**Preferred Qualifications:**
Preferred Qualifications:
15. Experience with building silicon validation infrastructure and test automation
16. 2+ years of experience working in a cross functional and cross site team environment
17. Knowledge and experience in pre-silicon validation platforms (i.e., FPGA and emulation)
18. Knowledge of ASIC design flow, silicon foundry test flow, and silicon Firmware development process
**Public Compensation:**
$142,000/year to $203,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits
**Industry:** Internet
**Equal Opportunity:**
Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.
Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at

**Summary:**
Meta is seeking a versatile Hardware Engineer to join our Compute Hardware team. Our mission is backed by a massive hardware infrastructure. Our computational challenges are big, complex, and consistently evolving. Your work has the potential to shape the compute hardware going into our cutting-edge data centers affecting billions of users.
**Required Skills:**
Hardware Engineer Responsibilities:
1. Work with local and remote teams and suppliers, to define product roadmap and program
2. Specify, design, and develop CPU/GPU/ASIC based compute hardware solutions, and ASIC enabling hardware
3. Lead the bring-up, validation, and launch of hardware systems
4. Support hyper-scale deployment and obtain learning for next generation design
5. Collaborate with open source hardware community to drive innovation for large scale infrastructure
**Minimum Qualifications:**
Minimum Qualifications:
6. Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
7. 6+ years of experience with development and bring-up of data center system equipment, or complex consumer devices
8. 6+ years of experience with PCB design with both integrated and discrete circuits, and high-speed interfaces
9. 6+ years of experience leveraging hardware architecture and design for analyzing and resolving system hardware issues
**Preferred Qualifications:**
Preferred Qualifications:
10. 6+ years of experience with designing ASIC verification & bring up hardware
11. 6+ years of experience with end-to-end enabling, design, and deployment cycle of multiple generations of products
12. Experience with industry standard EDA tools for developing and reviewing PCB designs
13. 6+ years of expertise with the industry leading designs of CPU/GPU hardware and server system architecture
14. Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or relevant technical field
15. Experience interfacing with thermal, mechanical, management firmware, system firmware, and software teams during product development
16. Experience with owning and delivering a complete hardware enclosure as technical lead with other cross-functional teams
17. 6+ years of expertise with designing and troubleshooting data buses used in servers (PCIe, CXL, DDR, SAS, SATA, I2C) in Linux environments, including the use of high-speed scope, logic analyzer, and other validation methods
**Public Compensation:**
$139,000/year to $200,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits
**Industry:** Internet
**Equal Opportunity:**
Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.
Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at

Job Title: Perception Hardware Engineer
Job Description
Join our innovative team to integrate sensor systems into autonomous vessels. Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to meet sensing and autonomy requirements, while supporting design, testing, and manufacturing phases. Ensure structural integrity and compliance with industry standards.
Responsibilities
+ Work closely with the software and opto-mechanical teams to understand and meet hardware requirements.
+ Familiarize yourself with sensors and sensor requirements, focusing on structural design.
+ Investigate and reference applicable standards to inform requirements.
+ Integrate individual components such as radar systems, lidar systems, and communication systems into autonomous vessels.
+ Position radar systems to meet the requirements of autonomy and perception.
+ Conduct shock and vibration tolerance analysis.
+ Focus on integration development for the entire vehicle, not on sensor development.
+ Take ownership of the integration process and support manufacturing and production.
Essential Skills
+ 5 years of experience in structural design, mechanical engineering, and design engineering.
+ Proficiency in CAD modeling and creating CAD drawings.
+ Experience in the integration of radar, LIDAR, antenna, and satellite communication systems.
+ Ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams, including software, electrical, and autonomy teams.
+ Understanding of design cycles and documentation standards.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
+ Clearance eligibility required
+ Familiarity with RF systems and supporting full product lifecycle, including manufacturing.
+ Ability to work in ambiguous environments and define own requirements.
Work Environment
Our team operates in a small, fast-moving environment with high expectations for initiative and adaptability. We offer vertically integrated prototyping capabilities in a collaborative and multidisciplinary setting. Join us for the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology in a startup environment, with direct contributions to the development of autonomous systems. This high-priority role offers visibility from executive leadership and competitive compensation.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $70.00 - $100.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
- Medical, dental & vision - Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital - 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available - Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) - Short and long-term disability - Health Spending Account (HSA) - Transportation benefits - Employee Assistance Program - Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Austin,TX.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Nov 12, 2025.
About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email (% ) for other accommodation options.

Microsoft Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) is the team behind Microsoft's expanding Cloud Infrastructure and responsible for powering Microsoft's "Intelligent Cloud" mission. 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 with our server and data center infrastructure, security and compliance, operations, globalization, and manageability solutions. Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering a trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide and we are looking for passionate engineers to help achieve that mission.
As Microsoft's cloud business continues to grow the ability to deploy new offerings and hardware infrastructure on time, in high volume with high quality and lowest cost is of paramount importance. To achieve this goal, the Hardware, Infrastructure Management, and Fundamentals Engineering (HIFE) 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 experiencd engineers with a dedicated passion for customer focused solutions, insight and industry knowledge to envision and implement future technical solutions that will manage and optimize the Cloud infrastructure.
We are looking for a **Principal Hardware Engineer** to join the team.
Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees, we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond
**Responsibilities**
+ Lead development and implementation of end to end debug solutions for @scale datacenter systems.
+ Lead collaboration projects with hardware, firmware and software teams that drive root cause analysis.
+ Accountable for successful execution of targeted defect reduction projects.
+ Provide technical recommendations on at scale test content deployment technologies.
+ Lead resolution of complex problems based on technical and business understanding.
+ Develop world class at scale debug methodologies, test strategies and test routines in data center solutions.
+ Solve problems relating to mission critical services and build automation to drive debug efficiency.
+ Effectively communicate with partners and stakeholders for planning and progress on initiatives using data.
+ Embody our culture ( and values. ( 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.
+ 5+ years of experience of technical leadership as a platform or software architect or validation architect or a lead debug engineer or equivalent industry experience leadership position.
+ Deep understanding of modern server or datacenter architectures or System on Chip features like virtualization technologies or major architectural blocks like Memory Controllers or Central Processing Units or Storage or Networking solutions for Cloud or Datacenter infrastructures
+ Experience leading technical deep dives into datacenter software solutions used in at scale environments or datacenter infrastructure and data systems, cloud native operating systems, or virtualization technologies.
**Other Requirements:**
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 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.
+ Platform or system level debug and validation experience
+ Data analytical skills- Knowing how to use large scale data and analytical tools.
+ Great communication skills using various forms of media.
+ Able to plan work, and work to a plan adapting as necessary in a rapidly evolving Environment.
+ Individual effectiveness skills such as discipline, time management, decision making, planning, and organizing work, summarizing results through technical reports
+ Self-driven, self-motivated individual who can work independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment and across the team of engineers.
Hardware Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $74,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD 188,000 - 304,200 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: will accept applications and processes offers for these roles on an ongoing basis.
#azurehwjobs #SCHIE #HIFE **#MSCareerEvents25**
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations ( .

Job Title: Perception Hardware EngineerJob Description
Join our innovative team to integrate sensor systems into autonomous vessels. Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to meet sensing and autonomy requirements, while supporting design, testing, and manufacturing phases. Ensure structural integrity and compliance with industry standards.
Responsibilities
+ Work closely with the software and opto-mechanical teams to understand and meet hardware requirements.
+ Familiarize yourself with sensors and sensor requirements, focusing on structural design.
+ Investigate and reference applicable standards to inform requirements.
+ Integrate individual components such as radar systems, lidar systems, and communication systems into autonomous vessels.
+ Position radar systems to meet the requirements of autonomy and perception.
+ Conduct shock and vibration tolerance analysis.
+ Focus on integration development for the entire vehicle, not on sensor development.
+ Take ownership of the integration process and support manufacturing and production.
Essential Skills
+ 5 years of experience in structural design, mechanical engineering, and design engineering.
+ Proficiency in CAD modeling and creating CAD drawings.
+ Experience in the integration of radar, LIDAR, antenna, and satellite communication systems.
+ Ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams, including software, electrical, and autonomy teams.
+ Understanding of design cycles and documentation standards.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
+ Clearance eligibility required (U.S. persons only).
+ Familiarity with RF systems and supporting full product lifecycle, including manufacturing.
+ Ability to work in ambiguous environments and define own requirements.
Work Environment
Our team operates in a small, fast-moving environment with high expectations for initiative and adaptability. We offer vertically integrated prototyping capabilities in a collaborative and multidisciplinary setting. Join us for the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology in a startup environment, with direct contributions to the development of autonomous systems. This high-priority role offers visibility from executive leadership and competitive compensation.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Austin, Texas.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $70.00 - $100.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
- Medical, dental & vision - Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital - 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available - Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) - Short and long-term disability - Health Spending Account (HSA) - Transportation benefits - Employee Assistance Program - Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Austin,TX.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Nov 7, 2025.
About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email (% ) for other accommodation options.

Microsoft Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) is the team behind Microsoft's expanding Cloud Infrastructure and responsible for powering Microsoft's "Intelligent Cloud" mission. 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 with our server and data center infrastructure, security and compliance, operations, globalization, and manageability solutions. Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering a trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide and we are looking for passionate engineers to help achieve that mission.
As Microsoft's cloud business continues to grow the ability to deploy new offerings and hardware infrastructure on time, in high volume with high quality and lowest cost is of paramount importance. To achieve this goal, 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 seasoned engineers with a dedicated passion for customer focused solutions, insight and industry knowledge to envision and implement future technical solutions that will manage and optimize the Cloud infrastructure.
We are looking for a **Principal** **Hardware Engineer** to join the team.
**Responsibilities**
+ Lead end-to-end product delivery from concept through launch, ensuring technical excellence and timely execution.
+ Drive cross-functional technical decision-making across architecture, silicon, firmware, hardware, OS, validation, and manufacturing teams.
+ Define and manage program baselines in partnership with TPMs, including scope, schedule, budget, and change control.
+ Ownquality of design deliverables and ensure alignment with system-level requirements and performance goals.
+ Influence platform, rack, and datacenter-level solutions for next-generation AI infrastructure.
+ Evaluate and de-risk NUDD (New, Unique, Different, Difficult) technologies and features through structured analysis and mitigation planning.
+ Collaborate with internal and external partners-including open-source communities-to integrate innovative technologies seamlessly.
+ Articulate architectural and design tradeoffs across electrical, mechanical, thermal, and cost dimensions to optimize for TCO, performance, and scalability.
+ Work closely with validation engineering team, systems engineering team and manufacturing engineering team to drive issues found during test to closure
**Qualifications**
**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.
+ 7+ years of relevant experience in system (compute, storage, networking, and/or accelerator) level design and/or implementation across the hardware development lifecycle.
+ 7+ years of hands-on experience in server hardware architecture, design, and development with solid understanding of hardware, firmware, and Operating System (OS). 
**Other Requirements:**
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 Qualifications:**
+ Proven experience in AI and GPU system development, including design, validation, and deployment at scale.
+ Ability to work across multiple disciplines (hardware, firmware, software, and/or data center infrastructure) to identify risks, drive discussions, detail system tradeoffs, and assess impact.
+ Broad technical expertise across electrical, mechanical, thermal, power, signal integrity, and system security domains.
+ Deep understanding of high-volume silicon (SoCs, GPUs, FPGAs), compute, storage, and networking systems, including manufacturing and deployment.
+ Hands-on experience with high-speed interfaces such as PCIe, DDR, and Ethernet, and familiarity with system firmware (BIOS, BMC) and OS-level integration (Windows and/or Linux).
+ Proven background in datacenter-scale operations and infrastructure, including system-level debugging and root cause analysis.
+ Demonstrated ability to manage hardware programs through the full product lifecycle, from concept to production.
+ Familiarity with AI training and inference workloads, and the ability to evaluate system designs based on TCO, performance per watt, and performance per dollar.
+ Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence technical direction.
Hardware Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $74,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD 188,000 - 304,200 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: will accept applications and processes offers for these roles on an ongoing basis.
#SCHIE #azurehwjobs #CHSE **#MSCareerEvents25**
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations ( .

**Summary:**
Meta's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through our family of apps and services, we're building a different type of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to express what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together. Whether we're creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Meta are builders at heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working to empower people around the world to build community and connect in meaningful ways. Together, we can help people build stronger communities - we're just getting started.At Meta Reality Labs (FRL), our goal is to explore, innovate and design novel interfaces and hardware subsystems for the next generation of virtual, augmented, and mixed reality experiences. We are looking for a Mechanical Engineer with experience developing and shipping consumer electronics (ideally wearables) while considering a broad range of business and hardware requirements including materials, manufacturability, form factor, ergonomics, and integration of technologies on softgoods substrates. We are specifically looking for a candidate with a history partnering with suppliers in Asia to create novel devices. Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at
**Required Skills:**
Hardware Engineer, Device Pathfinding Responsibilities:
1. Work across the full product development cycle to drive mechanical component/subsystem designs from concept to production, including softgoods and sensor system development
2. Manage supplier strategy for prototypes and production of parts
3. Lead the resolution of design, prototyping and manufacturing issues during the development phase
4. Communicate and resolve manufacturing and prototyping challenges in concert with the full program schedule
5. Partner with a cross-functional team of engineers and researchers
6. Work with first and third party partners to advance TRL of component technology
7. Occasional domestic and international travel may be a requirement for this position
**Minimum Qualifications:**
Minimum Qualifications:
8. Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience
9. 8 + years of experience developing high-volume consumer products with stringent SWAP-C constraints in such as wearables, mobile devices, or similar
10. 8 + years experience in 3D CAD modeling (NX or similar)
11. Experience working cross functionally to rapidly prototyping new concepts
12. Experience designing for CNC, injection molding, die cutting, lamination, softgoods development
13. Experience managing component vendors
14. Experience planning and executing DOEs
**Preferred Qualifications:**
Preferred Qualifications:
15. Experience with mixed reality, spatial computing, or related hardware domains
16. Track record of influencing product strategy through technical insight and competitive analysis
17. History of driving technology adoption and overcoming organizational resistance
**Public Compensation:**
$170,000/year to $240,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits
**Industry:** Internet
**Equal Opportunity:**
Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.
Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at

**Summary:**
Meta's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through our family of apps and services, we're building a different type of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to express what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together. Whether we're creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Meta are builders at heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working to empower people around the world to build community and connect in meaningful ways. Together, we can help people build stronger communities - we're just getting started.At Meta Reality Labs (FRL), our goal is to explore, innovate and design novel interfaces and hardware subsystems for the next generation of virtual, augmented, and mixed reality experiences. We are looking for a Mechanical Engineer with experience developing and shipping consumer electronics (ideally wearables) while considering a broad range of business and hardware requirements including materials, manufacturability, form factor, ergonomics, and integration of technologies on softgoods substrates. We are specifically looking for a candidate with a history partnering with suppliers in Asia to create novel devices. Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at
**Required Skills:**
Hardware Engineer, Device Pathfinding Responsibilities:
1. Work across the full product development cycle to drive mechanical component/subsystem designs from concept to production, including softgoods and sensor system development
2. Manage supplier strategy for prototypes and production of parts
3. Lead the resolution of design, prototyping and manufacturing issues during the development phase
4. Communicate and resolve manufacturing and prototyping challenges in concert with the full program schedule
5. Partner with a cross-functional team of engineers and researchers
6. Work with first and third party partners to advance TRL of component technology
7. Occasional domestic and international travel may be a requirement for this position
**Minimum Qualifications:**
Minimum Qualifications:
8. Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience
9. 8 + years of experience developing high-volume consumer products with stringent SWAP-C constraints in such as wearables, mobile devices, or similar
10. 8 + years experience in 3D CAD modeling (NX or similar)
11. Experience working cross functionally to rapidly prototyping new concepts
12. Experience designing for CNC, injection molding, die cutting, lamination, softgoods development
13. Experience managing component vendors
14. Experience planning and executing DOEs
**Preferred Qualifications:**
Preferred Qualifications:
15. Experience with mixed reality, spatial computing, or related hardware domains
16. Track record of influencing product strategy through technical insight and competitive analysis
17. History of driving technology adoption and overcoming organizational resistance
**Public Compensation:**
$170,000/year to $240,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits
**Industry:** Internet
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