Senior Product Safety Engineer

Overview
Microsoft's Windows + Devices organization has a responsibility to provide safe products to our customers; whether they are a student using a Surface Laptop Go to complete an assignment, an avid gamer playing the latest Forza title, a technician troubleshooting a machine using mixed reality via HoloLens, or a multinational company looking to harness the power of distributed IoT sensors by using our latest AI tools. The goal of the Product Safety team is to prevent our products from causing injuries or property damage, and to take decisive action when a safety concern is identified.
As a Sr. Product Safety Engineer, you will partner with a diverse group of hardware product makers including PMs, subsystem engineers, and industrial designers, providing guidance on safety requirements and conducting hazard analyses and risk assessments. You will also evaluate potential safety hazards in AI-based offerings in support of Microsoft's Responsible AI standard, advising the teams on mitigations or limitations to their scope. The Sr Product Safety Engineer will join the Reliability, Device Analysis, and Safety group in Windows and Devices, reporting to the Director of Product Safety.
This is a dynamic role that will not be dedicated to a single project, device, or technology. By having access to multiple businesses with their specific challenges, it will allow you to substantially expand your expertise in Product Safety and risk management, hone your communication and negotiation skills, and become a trusted subject matter expert.
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.
In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.
Responsibilities

• Review developer program documentation (drawings, Bills of Materials [BOM]), manufacturing plan, theory of operation, algorithm description, or data definitions and sources) to identify potential safety hazards and their associated risk to the target users.
• Guide the developer program team through safety risk reviews and participate in Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) sessions, identifying ways to eliminate a given hazard or mitigate its risk.
• Brief the program and business leadership team as part of escalations or as needed to support business decisions.
• Participate in product concept reviews advising the teams on possible hazards, failure modes, and known safety incidents in competitor products or technologies.
• Serve as peer reviewer of safety assessments performed by other members of the Product Safety team.
• Own and update internal specifications and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to capture lessons learned during programs and provide training to other internal and external teams.
• Identify highly complex design, manufacturing, or logic flaws using data analysis.
• Design and conduct experiments to validate assumptions or evaluate the risks associated with a new technology, user group, or failure mode.
• Other
  • Embody our Culture and Values

Qualifications
Required/Minimum Qualifications

• 7+ years of technical engineering experience in Product Safety and product development
• OR Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years of technical engineering experience
• OR Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years of technical engineering experience
• OR Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years of Systems Engineering experience and knowledge of Design for Six Sigma principles, tools, and processes.
• 3+ years working knowledge of Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA).

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 screening:
• Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications (PQs)

• 10+ years of technical engineering experience in Product Safety and product development
• OR Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years of technical engineering experience
• OR Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years of technical engineering experience
• OR Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical
• Expert working knowledge of Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA), and Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment.
• Proficiency with performance based Functional Safety (IEC 61508), including the use of associated tools.
• The ability to present difficult or sensitive information tactfully and effectively to a broad audience, including executive management, product development teams, legal counsel, as well as peers.
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously, and to collaborate effectively across geographically distributed multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience with data analytics and BI tools (Tableau, PowerBI).

Hardware Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $112,000 - $218,400 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 $145,800 - $238,600 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
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