Hardware Validation Engineer

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Responsibilities

• ● Review hardware requirements, schematics, layouts, and platform configurations
• ● Perform system bring-up, debug, and troubleshooting across power, thermal, storage,
• networking, and system management.
• ● Perform root-cause analysis of hardware issues and collaborate with other teams to
• resolve problems.
• ● Develop and execute hardware validation and qualification plans for system and server
• components including CPU, RAM/DRAM, NICs, storage/NVMe devices, PCIe devices,
• and other platform components.
• ● Work with low-level interfaces and protocols such as I2C, SPI, UART, PCIe, and NVMe.
• ● Use laboratory and diagnostic equipment such as oscilloscopes, thermal chambers,
• networking equipment, and other hardware debugging tools.
• ● Develop Python and/or Bash scripts to automate validation activities, collect and analyze
• test data, parse logs, and generate reports.
• ● Work with Linux-based systems for hardware validation, troubleshooting, and test
• automation.
• ● Support networking and connectivity validation relevant to CDN server infrastructure.
• ● Collaborate with OEM/ODM partners and component suppliers on technical issues,
• qualification activities, and validation.
• ● Document test procedures, results, failures, root causes, and corrective actions.
• ● Support production and post-deployment issue investigation and provide feedback for
• future hardware improvements.

Requirements

• ● Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer
• Engineering, or a related technical field.
• ● 2–5 years of relevant experience in hardware engineering, server platforms, hardware
• validation, embedded systems, or a similar field.
• ● Practical understanding of computer/server architecture and board-level hardware.
• ● Hands-on experience with hardware bring-up, debugging, validation, or qualification.
• ● Good understanding of server components such as CPU, RAM/DRAM, NIC, storage.
• ● Familiarity with low-level interfaces such as I2C, SPI, UART, PCIe, and NVMe.
• ● Experience using electronic laboratory and diagnostic equipment.
• ● Experience with Linux and scripting, preferably Python and/or Bash.
• ● Basic understanding of networking concepts and server connectivity.
• ● Understanding of hardware/software interaction.
• ● Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• ● Good written and verbal communication skills.
• ● Ability to work effectively with external partners, suppliers, and cross-functional
• engineering teams.

Nice to Have

• ● Experience working with CDN, data center, cloud infrastructure, or high-volume
• server environments.
• ● Familiarity with Ethernet, high-speed networking, NICs, network troubleshooting,
• and network traffic testing.
• ● Experience with PCIe Gen4/Gen5, NVMe, and high-speed server components.
• ● Experience with BIOS, BMC/OpenBMC, firmware, telemetry, or server management.
• ● Exposure to thermal validation, signal integrity, power integrity, or system
• reliability testing.
• ● Experience developing automated hardware validation frameworks.
• ● Experience working with EVT/DVT/PVT/NPI or similar hardware development phases.
• ● Familiarity with server reliability, qualification, and stress-testing methodologies.
• What you’ll love about us
• Company Culture – outstanding people and a flexible work environment.
• Career Growth Opportunities – being a design house keeps variety in your work.
• Global Design House – since Syntronic is a global Design House, you will probably
• work with inteam with engineers from other Syntronic sites (Canada, Sweden, China,
• Malaysia, Japan).

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