Hardware Testing Engineer
About The Position
The Hardware Testing Engineer works onsite daily in Santa Clara, California, supporting hardware development, validation, and debugging in a lab environment. The role requires a strong foundation in Linux, networking, debugging, and systems thinking, with the ability to become productive within one to two weeks. Support hours may be 3 p.m.–11 p.m., 6 p.m.–2 a.m., or midnight–8 a.m. The role also requires working one weekend day and overtime and weekends as necessary. The position involves building and installing development platforms and server systems; preparing boards for solder rework performed by another lab; collecting waveform data with oscilloscope probes; performing mechanical rework with power tools; running system tests and reporting results; and screening modules and boards during validation and debugging. The engineer also supports shipping and receiving, manages lab inventory, maintains and organizes equipment, and seeks ways to improve lab processes. This is a contract role with the hiring company, assigned to a third-party customer of World Wide Technology.
Requirements
- Diploma or certification, associate degree, or bachelor’s degree in a related field, or equivalent experience.
- At least 2 years of hands-on experience in an electronics or testing lab in silicon bring-up, board-level design or validation, or system design or validation.
- Fundamental knowledge of computing architectures and relevant hands-on hardware/software debugging experience.
- Experience with Linux command-line operation.
- Solid system-level debugging experience and familiarity with board bring-up and customer support.
- Good attention to detail and clear written and verbal communication.
- Willingness to work overtime and weekends as necessary, including one weekend day.
- Strong Linux, networking, debugging, and systems-thinking foundation; able to get up to speed in one to two weeks.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with BMC or server management processors.
- Basic networking knowledge and server maintenance experience.
- Ability to perform simple solder rework.
- Experience setting up lab test equipment for signal measurement using oscilloscopes and understanding of how to follow a schematic.
- Experience with x86/ARM architectures and accelerated GPU computing.
Responsibilities
- Assemble, build, and install bench-top development platforms and large server systems.
- Prepare boards for detailed solder rework to be completed by another lab.
- Connect oscilloscope probes to boards and collect signal waveform data.
- Perform mechanical rework using power tools such as a Dremel.
- Run system tests, collect and report testing results, and screen modules and boards during validation testing and debugging.
- Support lab shipping and receiving logistics and manage inventory of equipment and materials.
- Maintain and organize lab equipment and continuously look for ways to improve lab processes.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
