Validation Test Engineer

TEKsystems•Round Rock, TX

9d•$40 - $50•Onsite

About The Position

The Validation Test Engineer will support the Server Storage Engineering team by validating next-generation server storage platforms (e.g., ATG / pre-release systems). This role is highly hands-on and involves assembling, configuring, and troubleshooting prototype servers that often arrive incomplete or with evolving documentation. Responsibilities include executing validation testing (functional, stress, endurance, and fault injection), debugging hardware/firmware/software issues, identifying missing components, and ensuring systems are configured according to OEM specifications. The engineer will work in lab environments and coordinate with global test labs when needed. Success in this role requires strong problem-solving, the ability to work with minimal documentation, and comfort working on early-stage hardware platforms.

Requirements

Server hardware bring up & validation
Storage protocols
Troubleshooting hardware
Python scripting
Dell PowerEdge
Ability to work with little to no documentation (figure-it-out mindset)
Strong attention to configuration detail (firmware order, system configs)
Ability to read diagrams/BOMs and map components correctly
Comfortable coordinating across teams and remote labs
Self-sufficient and proactive

Responsibilities

Executing validation testing (functional, stress, endurance, and fault injection)
Debugging hardware/firmware/software issues
Identifying missing components
Ensuring systems are configured according to OEM specifications
Assembling, configuring, and troubleshooting prototype servers
Working in lab environments
Coordinating with global test labs