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 technologies for radically novel optical fibers, including glass preform manufacture, optical fiber drawing and associated processes. The role will involve close interaction with the Engineering and Operations teams to take new fabrication methods for next generation fibers and turn them into robust and reliable processes that can be successfully transferred into volume manufacture by the production team. Additionally, you will be required to support the scaling up of the 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 5 days per week. Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organisation 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** + Drives team to ensure yield and continuous improvements into mass production and prioritize manufacturing focus through use of process control tools and analysis of measurement data to identify trends and correlations in coating performance. + Lead activities between the Engineering and Operations groups in order to manage materials supply and quality of incoming material. + Lead fibre coating development projects and transfer the process from prototype phase to production phase. + Leads the development and management of documentation in support of process technology, operating procedures and process control requirements. + Design and lead experiments to perform accelerated failure analysis. + Root cause analysis of defects and failure modes. + Process expert for optical fiber coatings. **Qualifications** **Required Qualifications:** + Bachelor's Degree in manufacturing, materials, chemical, polymer, and industrial engineering, or related field experience in a manufacturing environment + OR Master's Degree in manufacturing, materials, chemical, polymer, and industrial engineering, or related field experience in a manufacturing environment + OR equivalent experience **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:** + Doctorate in manufacturing, materials, chemical, polymer, and industrial engineering, or related field AND experience in a manufacturing environment + OR equivalent experience + Patent or track record of engineering excellency \#azurecorejobs Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .