Hardware Validation Engineer

Supermicro•San Jose, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Supermicro is a Top Tier provider of advanced server, storage, and networking solutions for Data Center, Cloud Computing, Enterprise IT, Hadoop/ Big Data, Hyperscale, HPC and IoT/Embedded customers worldwide. We are the #5 fastest growing company among the Silicon Valley Top 50 technology firms. Our unprecedented global expansion has provided us with the opportunity to offer a large number of new positions to the technology community. We seek talented, passionate, and committed engineers, technologists, and business leaders to join us. We are seeking a motivated Hardware Validation Engineer to support lab operations, set up server and rack-level validation environments, assemble prototypes, and run hardware/software development tests.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
2–4 years of experience in a hardware validation lab, server testing, or hands-on IT/infrastructure environment.
Familiarity with server hardware architecture, Linux operating environments, components (CPUs, GPUs, memory), and debugging tools.
Basic understanding of data center networking, including TCP/IP, Ethernet switches, VLANs, and IPMI/out-of-band management.
Scripting knowledge (Python or Bash) for automating basic test setups and system deployments.

Responsibilities

Assist with day-to-day lab operations, managing inventory, and tracking server systems, chassis, and components.
Assemble server prototypes, install components, and execute basic hardware, functional, and reliability testing.
Configure top-of-rack (ToR) switches, VLANs, IPMI/BMC management networks, and IP assignments for test setups.
Diagnose basic server hardware failures, component conflicts, and network connectivity issues.
Document lab layouts, wiring topologies, system configurations, and test logs.