New 
Senior Technical Power Harvesting Engineer
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Oct 31, 2025 | |
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OverviewMicrosoft Cloud Operations and Innovation (CO&I) is the team behind the cloud. Within CO&I, the Global Datacenter Engineering (GDCE) team is responsible for delivering core datacenter infrastructure for Microsoft's cloud business. The MS portfolio consists of complex, multi-disciplinary, large scale, multi-year datacenter construction and lease projects. We are looking for a passionate individual to help build the cloud datacenters that power the world's largest online services. In this unique engineering position as a Senior Technical Power Harvesting Engineer, you will join a diverse and highly energetic team of professional Subject Matter Experts to optimize, innovate, and deliver datacenter power harvesting and optimization solutions through cutting edge engineering techniques, AI Modeling, innovative feasibility assessment, statistical analysis and more. Be among professionals that engage and collaborate in some of the latest datacenter cutting edge solutions for the next generation of datacenters. The candidate will directly support the global DCE Power Harvesting Global Strategy team. 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.
ResponsibilitiesPower Harvesting & Capacity Optimization:* Perform detailed analysis of datacenter Space, Power, Cooling and Network, (SPCN) assessment to identify power harvesting opportunities.* Seek emerging and proactive opportunities to optimize Microsoft's installed capacity and increase business revenue.* Work with Global Capacity Planning teams to mitigate capacity gaps using innovative approaches.* Develop engineering models for capacity recovery, stranded capacity reduction, and "failover" analysis.* Leverage engineering SLDs and documentation with modeling to identify datacenter infrastructure capacity constraints.* Align with project execution teams to ensure all work is planned and executed without impacting Microsoft's Critical Environment.AI, Automation & Engineering Innovation:* Develop creative and innovative solutions to optimize and utilize stranded capacity while ensuring all customer services remain secure.* Develop automation solutions to innovate and enhance workflows and processes.* Develop Generative AI technologies to solve complex engineering and operational challenges.* Contribute to the overall technical and innovative vision to build scalable, intelligent solutions.* Assess, recommend, and adopt relevant new technologies, tools, and processes from Microsoft and the industry.Data Analytics & Tooling:* Leverage programming tools to deliver data-driven analytics for predictive and insightful analysis.* Apply AI-driven solutions and analytics to scale Power Harvesting efficiency with innovative automation solutions to enhance engineering modeling and streamline engineering processes and extract deep insights from data to inform strategic decisions. Collaboration & Execution:* Collaborate with a diverse and supportive group of Engineers and Stakeholders.* Collaborate with Power Harvesting IUE program managers and Datacenter Operations engineers and PMs to develop optimization strategies. | |