Test Engineer, HPC & AI Systems - (Early Career)

Hewlett Packard Enterprise • Spring, TX

2d • $57,500 - $130,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Test Engineer supports HPE's HPC IST organization by ensuring lab infrastructure, test systems, and inventory are available, operational, and compliant for complex system validation. The role provides hands-on technical support, manages lab operations, enables remote access, and maintains system configurations to improve testing efficiency, minimize downtime, and help deliver reliable HPC and AI solutions that meet HPE quality standards.

The position focuses on preparing, maintaining, and troubleshooting HPE HPC and AI hardware and lab infrastructure. It also involves inventory and equipment lifecycle control, shipment coordination, storage management, lab safety and compliance, and operational documentation. The engineer works with local and global engineering and partner teams, performs assigned activities independently with limited supervision, and recommends improvements to lab workflows and efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or an equivalent technical field.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience.
• Hands-on experience with HPE HPC platforms, including industry-standard servers, storage, and networking products.
• Strong working knowledge of Linux operating systems, including Red Hat, SLES, and Ubuntu.
• Understanding of network topologies, switches, and configurations.
• Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills for complex issues in collaboration with engineering and test teams.
• Ability to work effectively in a global, culturally diverse engineering team.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical concepts, issues, and recommendations effectively.
• Ability to analyze and troubleshoot system-configuration problems and work independently.
• Ability to support remote test execution and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Install, rack, stack, cable, configure, and prepare HPE HPC and AI systems, networking, storage, accelerators, and related infrastructure for engineering and validation use.
• Safely disconnect, decommission, unrack, and prepare retired or reassigned equipment for storage, shipment, reuse, or disposal according to applicable processes.
• Stage lab systems with approved operating-system images, firmware, software, and configuration settings based on documented project and platform requirements.
• Perform initial troubleshooting of hardware, firmware, operating-system, network-connectivity, and system-configuration issues; document findings, escalate unresolved issues, and track them through resolution.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and auditable inventory and hardware-lifecycle records for systems, components, spare parts, cables, and other lab assets.
• Conduct physical inventory reviews and reconcile discrepancies among equipment, asset records, storage locations, and tracking systems.
• Coordinate inbound and outbound hardware shipments, including receiving, inspection, packaging, labeling, documentation, tracking, and delivery confirmation for domestic and global destinations.
• Organize and maintain secure on-site and off-site storage areas so equipment and components are identifiable, traceable, protected, and readily available.
• Support day-to-day operation and administration of HPC lab and data-center infrastructure, including system availability, lab networks, remote access, power, cooling, rack space, cabling, and workspace readiness.
• Monitor lab conditions and promptly report or escalate infrastructure, safety, security, power, cooling, access, or compliance concerns that could affect personnel, equipment, or engineering schedules.
• Enable local and remote engineering teams by preparing systems, validating basic connectivity and access, coordinating equipment availability, and assisting with configuration-related troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with R&D, IST, platform, core engineering, program management, facilities, logistics, and other partner teams to communicate status, resolve operational dependencies, and align work with project priorities.
• Maintain complete and audit-ready service records, asset documentation, shipping records, tickets, configuration information, and other required operational evidence.
• Follow HPE lab safety, security, quality, change-control, and equipment-handling requirements, including applicable ISO 9001 processes.
• Identify and recommend practical improvements to lab workflows, asset controls, system-staging practices, documentation, automation, and operational efficiency.
• Provide concise status updates on completed activities, upcoming work, blockers, risks, inventory concerns, and issues requiring engineering or management attention.
• Perform assigned lab-support activities independently with limited supervision, seeking appropriate authorization before changes outside established procedures or approved configurations.

Benefits

• A comprehensive suite of benefits supporting physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.
• Career-development programs to help employees pursue career goals and develop expertise.

What This Job Offers

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