Microsoft
Senior Packaging Engineer
$120K–$261K
Redmond, WA · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 19, 2026
- Experience
- Required: 3+ years with a master’s degree, or 5+ years with a bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience. Preferred alternatives: 3+ years with a doctorate, 6+ years with a master’s degree, or 8+ years with a bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience.
- Education
- Master’s or bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field; or equivalent experience. Preferred: doctorate or the stated alternative degree-and-experience combinations.
- Visa sponsorship
- The role requires security screening and verification of citizenship, U.S. permanent residency, or other protected status for export-control eligibility. It does not state a visa sponsorship policy.
About the job
Develops and scales packaging materials, processes, and test methods for quantum devices, working with internal teams and external suppliers.
What you'll do
- Develop, document, and maintain robust quantum-device assembly processes across the global team.
- Work with packaging vendors and evaluate suppliers as partners for scaling solutions.
- Develop test equipment and processes to evaluate packaging solutions and support advanced packaging technology.
What they ask for
- Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of technical engineering experience; or bachelor’s degree in one of these fields or a related field and 5+ years; or equivalent experience.
- Meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check.
- Provide citizenship, permanent residency, or other protected-status documentation for export-control eligibility assessment; citizenship is verified with a valid passport, with other documents accepted where applicable.
Nice to have
- Experience managing outside vendors; working across multidisciplinary teams; industry-standard packaging materials and processes; cryogenic materials; or microwave device packaging.
- Ability to use AI tools for innovation and efficiency, and evaluate agentic solutions using measurable metrics and human-in-the-loop safeguards under Microsoft Responsible AI requirements.
Pay
USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year (base salary); USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year (base salary)
AI focus
Use AI tools for performance modeling and analysis, research gathering, and task automation; evaluate agentic solutions with measurable metrics and human-in-the-loop safeguards following Microsoft Responsible AI requirements.
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