Microsoft’s Hardware teams consist of progressive, diverse, and exceptionally creative professionals who design, test and manufacture some of the best-loved entertainment devices in the world. Our teams ship tens of millions of hardware products every year including the Xbox 360, Xbox One, Kinect, a full accessories lineup, and more. Microsoft is the destination for the brightest minds in entertainment device design.
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We are looking for an entry level Thermal Engineer who wants to be part of the team that develops system and component level thermal designs that best balance performance, cost, high volume manufacturability, acoustic, and reliability from concept to mass production in aggressive time-to-market environment.
Your main responsibility will be validation to qualify all parts involved in system and component level cooling solution, such as: fans, heat-sinks, heat-pipes, heat-sink retention mechanisms, thermal interface material, thermal gap pads, etc.
Your track record should include direct experience with forced and natural convection design and testing, hands-on thermal testing, operating Airflow Test Chamber and design for experiments.
Responsibilities:
Travel locally to test laboratories to conduct testing that required specialized equipment.
Operate AMCA 210-99 – Airflow Test Chamber
Create necessary test vehicles following established procedures
Write detailed test reports
Present test data in appropriate format that addresses needs of different audiences
Participate in training of suppliers to enable them to perform comparison performance testing for their parts and materials.
Use all necessary test equipment to perform testing in most accurate and timely manner
Use lab equipment as appropriate for parts modifications
Perform thermal validation per test plans on variety on test vehicles, including Thermal Load Boards, Golden Thermal Units, EV, DV builds, retail units.
Work in an integrated environment of thermal, mechanical and electrical engineering.
Qualifications:
BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering with emphasis on heat transfer and fluid mechanics.
Proven track record of hands on experience with thermal test equipment.
Excellent hands-on abilities and attention to details is a must.
Hands on experience in Flotherm, Ice Pack and PRO-Engineer is a plus.
A solid understanding of core engineering principles
Knowledge of high volume consumer electronics design and manufacturing is desired.
Strong bench evaluation and in-lab debugging skills are required.
Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly express technical concepts in verbal and written forms.
Enthusiastic, motivated and self-driven.
Domestic and international travel will be required.
Microsoft are holding a press event tomorrow where they’ll speak more on Windows 10 and the Xbox brand, maybe we’ll get official confirmation then, but in the mean time this is pretty much concrete evidence.
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