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Mechanical Engineering

Microsoft Corporation

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Compensation
$102–202K/yr
Location
Quincy, WA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

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Microsoft Cloud Background Check

Job overview

Microsoft’s Cloud Operations & Innovation team seeks a Mechanical Engineer to support the infrastructure behind its online services. The role supports on-site datacenter operations and mechanical systems, serves as a technical authority for large-scale mechanical infrastructure, and collaborates on designs for new datacenters and upgrades. It also involves coordinating maintenance and safety procedures and supporting supplier selection and execution.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Mechanical EngineeringDatacenter OperationsMechanical Systems OperationsMechanical DesignMaintenance CoordinationSafety ProceduresSupplier SelectionSupplier Oversight

Qualifications

Master's in Mechanical Engineering or Related Field or Equivalent ExperienceBachelor's in Mechanical Engineering or Related Field or Equivalent Experience1+ Year Related Technical Engineering Experience2+ Years Related Technical Engineering ExperienceMicrosoft Cloud Background Check5+ Years Related Technical Engineering Experience

Full job description

Overview

Microsoft’s Cloud Operations & Innovation (CO+I) is the engine that powers our cloud services. As a CO+I Mechanical Engineer , you will perform a key role in delivering the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's online services including Bing, Office 365, Xbox, OneDrive, and the Microsoft Azure platform.

Our infrastructure is comprised of a large global portfolio of more than 200 datacenters in 32 countries and millions of servers. Our foundation is built upon and managed by a team of subject matter experts working to support services for more than 1 billion customers and 20 million businesses in over 90 countries worldwide.

With environmental sustainability and optimization at the forefront of our datacenter design and operations, we continue to grow and evolve as we meet the ever-changing business demands that hold Microsoft as a world-class cloud provider.

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

  • A desire and capability to learn, grow, and develop new skills

  • Empower a culture of safety, security, and compliance in all aspect of data center activities

  • Understand the design and functionality of your datacenter

  • Work alongside a team of industry professionals across the Information Technology (IT) and Critical Environments (CE) spectrum to support 24x7x365 on-site datacenter operations and mechanical infrastructures.

  • Act as the technical authority for on-site operations of large-scale mechanical systems and designs.

  • Collaborate with the Operations and Design team to develop data center (DC) mechanical designs, starting from project conception to issue for construction (IFC) for new DC projects build outs and major infrastructure upgrades.

  • Establish and coordinate maintenance & safety procedures, maintaining redundant high-capacity cooling systems; to operating and supporting datacenter backup electrical systems (diesel generators, rotary UPS, etc.)

  • Steward vital infrastructure supporting deployments of Microsoft's online services.

  • Assist with supplier selection and overseeing mechanical supplier execution

  • Learn, live, and coach the One Microsoft culture and values.? Lead through change by bringing clarity, generating energy, and delivering success

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

  • Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 1+ year(s) related technical engineering experience.

  • OR Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 2+ years related technical engineering experience.

  • OR equivalent experience.

Background Check 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 :

  • 5+ years related technical engineering experience

  • OR Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 2+ years related technical engineering experience

  • OR Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 1+ years related technical engineering experience

  • OR equivalent experience.

Mechanical Engineering IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $102,100 - $202,200 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 $133,800 - $219,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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 with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations. (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html)

How this job compares

Set against the 7,571 open Mechanical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$102–202K/yr
  • Washington median$117–165K/yr224 salary ranges
  • US median$105–160K/yr4,512 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $152K, is 10% above the Washington median midpoint ($139K) — in the middle half of Mechanical Engineer salary ranges in Washington.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 269 open Mechanical Engineer jobs in Washington and 7,571 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Washington
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Mechanical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 6,299 postings).
Education
5,230 of the 7,571 open Mechanical Engineer jobs (69%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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