Staff Hardware Validation Engineer
Core
Define and execute board-level hardware validation strategies, develop test plans, and perform hands-on testing to ensure electronic systems meet performance, reliability, and compliance requirements before mass production.
Role type
Staff Hardware Validation Engineer
Builds
Complex electronic systems and hardware platforms
Domain
Hardware engineering, board-level validation, ODM collaboration
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
board-level hardware validation, high-speed interface validation (PCIe, USB, Ethernet, DDR, MIPI, SPI, I2C, UART), laboratory instrumentation usage, hardware debugging and root-cause analysis, test automation (Python, LabVIEW, MATLAB), ODM/vendor management, schematic review, NPI support
Preferred skills
server/networking/embedded/AI/ML hardware experience, datacenter platform support, PCB design fundamentals
Technologies
oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, power analyzers, environmental chambers, Python, LabVIEW, MATLAB
Responsibilities
Define validation strategies and test plans covering functional, electrical, thermal, power, signal integrity, and reliability testing; personally execute validation tests and board bring-up; collaborate with ODM partners to align validation activities and drive issue resolution; investigate hardware failures and validate fixes; author test plans, procedures, and qualification reports.
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic planning
