Hardware Lab Technician
Core
Hands-on hardware lab technician supporting qualification, troubleshooting, and failure analysis for X86 servers, storage appliances, and switches.
Role type
Senior IC hardware lab technician
Builds
Hardware qualification reports, test results, and failure analysis documentation for new programs and sustaining products.
Domain
Hardware engineering / Data center infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Soldering (through-hole and SMT), hardware troubleshooting, electronic debugging, reading schematics and circuit board layouts, reading MPI assembly processes, Linux environment familiarity, networking and system configuration, test and measurement equipment operation, component-level troubleshooting (PCBA), OS/firmware/driver loading, reliability destructive testing (RDT) rack setup and monitoring, JIRA bug management, physical lifting (65lbs)
Preferred skills
Embedded x86/chipset/PCIe/SATA/NVMe knowledge, mechanical knowledge, software troubleshooting
Technologies
Linux, JIRA, Microsoft Word, Excel, Salesforce, Xataface, X86, PCIe, SATA, NVMe
Responsibilities
Prototype new hardware for proof of concept; benchmark and test new/current platforms and components; document detailed failure descriptions and reproduction steps; manage bugs in JIRA; conduct failure analysis on hardware appliances; troubleshoot field returns with engineering teams; assist in processing and tracking returned appliances; setup and monitor systems in reliability destructive testing racks; load OS, firmware, and drivers onto platforms.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC
