Staff Engineer, Hardware Application Engineering — Lab Operations
Core
Own end-to-end responsibility for the Santa Clara hardware lab, managing infrastructure, equipment lifecycle, vendor relationships, inventory, and logistics for customer demos and tradeshows to enable hardware experts to deliver technical engagements.
Role type
Senior individual contributor lab operations engineer
Builds
Operational backbone for hardware validation and customer demonstrations
Domain
Semiconductor hardware validation and lab operations
Deliverable
infrastructure
Required skills
Hardware lab ownership, equipment lifecycle management, vendor management, budget execution, logistics coordination, high-speed test equipment operation, RMA setup readiness, cross-functional partnership
Preferred skills
Ethernet switching/AI fabric lab support, remote lab access infrastructure, global lab coordination, lab renovation experience, RMA/failure-analysis setup maintenance
Technologies
Oscilloscopes, BERTs, VNAs, TDR, jitter analyzers, logic analyzers, power supplies, electronic loads, compliance test kits, KVM-over-IP
Responsibilities
Maintain test setups end-to-end including assembly, calibration, preventive maintenance, and troubleshooting; manage lab equipment inventory, spares, and RMA test setups; execute annual lab equipment and operating budgets; coordinate logistics for customer demos and industry tradeshows; partner with facilities and security teams on lab infrastructure and access controls; ensure global remote-lab enablement and connectivity uptime.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
