Test Design Engineer
Core
Own end-to-end test strategy and systems for AI hardware (chips, boards, servers, racks) from silicon bring-up through production.
Role type
Senior Test Design Engineer (Hardware/AI Infrastructure)
Builds
Test strategies, test systems, regression gating frameworks, and production validation procedures for inference workloads.
Domain
Hardware engineering, AI infrastructure, semiconductor validation
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Test strategy definition, test system design, regression gating, hardware debugging, cross-domain failure triage, production validation planning
Preferred skills
Server/rack/GPU integration testing, BMC/BIOS/PCIe validation, hardware-in-the-loop systems, yield analysis, contract manufacturer collaboration
Technologies
Silicon, firmware, board-level hardware, server racks, high-speed interconnects, lab tools, CI/CD for hardware
Responsibilities
Define test coverage maps across silicon to rack levels; design test frameworks and versioning; review domain team test plans for gaps; build regression gating for firmware/drivers; define pass/fail criteria and diagnostics; lead cross-domain failure triage; optimize tests based on repeated failures; partner with manufacturing partners.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
