CareerPlan

Platforms & Lab Operations engineer

USA-CA San Jose Innovation DriveFull-time$144k2026-10-12 → 2026-11-10

Core

Maintain the reliability and organization of the Core Switching Group's development and test lab, supporting SDK release production and engineering/QA workflows.

Role type

Senior IC platforms & lab operations engineer

Builds

Reliable lab infrastructure, automated equipment management systems, and reference system builds for switching silicon.

Domain

Networking hardware / Data center infrastructure

Deliverable

infrastructure

Required skills

Linux systems administration, Python, Expect, Rust, shell scripting, SNMP, REST, SQL, BMC remote operations, VLAN partitioning, IP address management, Jenkins, Nagios, access control, temperature and power management

Preferred skills

DMTF Redfish, network test equipment (Ixia), PCIe firmware updates, liquid cooling management

Responsibilities

Manage lab equipment moves, additions, and changes; administer Linux systems and perform kernel updates; maintain and improve the Rack lab equipment management system; coordinate security scans and password rotation; support new platform setup workflows and Raspberry Pi test setups.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC