Product Validation Engineer

Jabil • Austin, TX

20h

About The Position

The Product Validation Engineer executes product validation activities to confirm that hardware, firmware, and system behavior meet requirements and customer expectations. The role emphasizes disciplined test execution, accurate results capture, effective defect ownership, and contributions to validation coverage and continuous improvement.

The engineer executes assigned validation test cases across functional, performance, environmental, integration, or related scopes in accordance with the project plan and test strategy. The position works with Development, Systems, Product Validation, and related teams to support root cause analysis and resolution of product issues, and participates in readiness reviews, status reporting, and execution planning with the Test Lead and project team. Roughly 5% travel is required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field, or equivalent work experience.
• 5–7 years of relevant experience in validation, testing, system integration, or engineering execution roles.
• Working knowledge of test methodologies, issue tracking, and validation execution practices for hardware and/or firmware products.
• Strong problem-solving, organization, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Effective communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional, fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with server, storage, networking, BIOS/BMC, or system-level validation.
• Experience with scripting, test automation, lab tools, or infrastructure management.

Responsibilities

• Execute assigned validation test cases across functional, performance, environmental, integration, or related scopes according to the project plan and test strategy.
• Accurately record test results, capture configurations and evidence, and promptly highlight anomalies, blockers, and risks.
• Create clear, high-quality defect reports with logs, reproduction details, and supporting data; verify fixes and reopen issues when required.
• Maintain systems under test, lab setups, firmware/OS images, connectivity, tooling readiness, and other environment needs required for successful execution.
• Support the creation and refinement of test cases, scripts, and automation contributions where applicable to improve validation efficiency and coverage.
• Work with Development, Systems, Product Validation, and related teams to support root cause analysis and closure of product issues.
• Participate in readiness reviews, status reporting, and execution planning with the Test Lead and project team.
• Contribute ideas to improve test methodology, coverage quality, lab efficiency, and team knowledge sharing.
• Travel roughly 5%.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level