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Manufacturing Engineering Director

In this role, you will be responsible for managing a group of engineers and collaborating with contract manufacturers to address all engineering issues in the factory. You will drive engineering excellence to solve complex problems that directly impact the final product's quality, testing, cost, and delivery for Microsoft devices. You will lead a team of key members from the Technical Operations group and work closely with the Mechanical, Display, Quality, and Test Engineering teams, as well as our manufacturing partners, to flawlessly launch products and ensure they meet targets throughout their lifecycle until the end of life.

You will oversee the end-to-end manufacturing and testing processes with minimal input from the senior director. This role entails managing a multidisciplinary group of engineers and working with key contract manufacturing partners to optimize manufacturing and testing workflows.

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

Manage engineering team to drive all manufacturing technical issues related to process, electrical and test.
Ability to work independently, directing and setting priorities for manufacturing partner to solve complex design, manufacturing and test challenges, relentlessly drive cost reduction and yield improvement.
Early partner with NPI team to identify design, process, tools that are new, unique, or difficult and resolve manufacturing challenges by following best DFx practices and principles.
Work closely with manufacturing partner to develop new or improved assembly fixture and automation system to enhance product quality and production efficiency.
Drive clear and accurate communications and recommendations to peers and senior management by distilling complex technical challenges, outlining options, and providing supporting data.
Perform electrical technical analyses, recommend, prepare and execute designs-of-experiments, and characterize process and design interactions.
Drive clear and accurate communications and recommendations to senior management by distilling complex technical challenges, outlining options, and providing supporting data.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in manufacturing / material / mechanical / electrical / industrial engineering, or related field AND 10+ years experience in a manufacturing environment /repair
- OR Master's Degree in manufacturing, material, mechanical, electrical, and industrial engineering, or related field AND 8+ years experience in a manufacturing environment /repair
- OR 12+ years equivalent experience
- OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in manufacturing, material, mechanical, electrical, and industrial engineering, or related field AND 12+ years experience in a manufacturing environment/repair
- OR Master's Degree in manufacturing, material, mechanical, electrical, and industrial engineering, or related field AND 8+ years experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment
- OR Doctorate in manufacturing, material, mechanical, electrical, and industrial engineering, or related field AND 5+ years experience in a manufacturing environment /repair
- OR 14+ years equivalent experience.
Patent or track record of engineering excellency.
8+ years people management experience.
NPI (New Product Introduction) and manufacturing operations experience.
Experience in the Automation System Development, high accuracy system will be plus.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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