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Salary The Azure Fiber team in Romsey is seeking dynamic candidates with energy and a passion for innovation to join our team. You will be working on fabrication processes for radically novel optical fibers, including glass preform manufacture, optical fiber drawing and associated processes. The role will involve operating specialist manufacturing equipment, and meeting agreed production targets to support the scaling up of our new fabrication facility to meet customer demand and company ambition. As such, this role involves hands-on work in our state of the art Romsey facility.
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.
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
As part of our Fiber Manufacturing team, the role supports the fabrication of optical fiber to ensure that the product meets our demanding specifications. Responsibilities include:
- Receiving guidance from an engineer, lab manager, or other technicians to determine which process tasks to perform, and achieving the agreed levels of operational throughput per shift.
- Performing the manufacturing processes to the defined specs. with guidance from an engineer, lab manager, or other technicians.
- Assisting in validating that manufacturing equipment is operating within expected parameters with guidance from an engineer, lab manager, or other technicians.
- Performing manufacturing quality inspections to document process outcomes with guidance from an engineer, lab manager, or other technicians.
- Confirming optical fiber geometries by taking images and comparing readings against established test cases with guidance from an engineer, lab manager, or other technicians.
- Recording manufacturing data and assisting with basic analyses to identify bugs, defects, or failure rates with guidance from an engineer, lab manager, or other technicians.
- Documenting daily progress and recording manufacturing throughput with links to spreadsheets, photos, and/or other supporting documents with guidance from an engineer, lab manager, or other technicians.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Relevant technical experience
- OR formal training in a technical trade (e.g., machinist, electrician) AND technical experience in a similar industry
- OR Associate's degree in Engineering or a related field
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 screenings:
- Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Significant and relevant technical experience
- OR formal training in a technical trade (e.g., machinist, electrician) AND relevant technical experience
- OR Associate's degree in Engineering or a related field AND relevant technical experience
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