Hardware Testing Engineer contract C2C Santa Clara, California

Hardware Testing Engineer

Location — – – Santa Clara – Onsite

duration —6+ months

Any visa

What you’ll be doing:

Assemble, build, and install bench top development platforms and large server systems.
Prepare boards for detailed solder reworks to be completed by another lab.
Connect oscilloscope probes to boards and collect signal waveform data.
Perform mechanical reworks involving power tools such as a Dremel.
Run system tests. Collect and report on testing results. Screen modules and boards as part of validation testing and debug.
Support lab shipping & receiving logistics and manage inventory of equipment and materials.
Maintain and organize the lab equipment for efficiency and continuously look for ways to improve lab processes.
What We Need to See:

Diploma/Certification, Associate or Bachelor’s Degree in related field (or equivalent experience)
Min 2+ years of hands-on experience in an electronic or testing lab in the areas of silicon bring up, board-level design/validation, or system design/validation.
Fundamental knowledge of computing architectures and relevant hands-on hardware/software debug experience
Experience with Linux command line operation.
Solid system-level debugging experience & familiarity with board bring-up and customer support.
Good attention to detail, as well as clear written and verbal communications.
Ways to stand out from the crowd:

Experience with BMC, server management processors.
Proven basic networking knowledge and server maintenance.
Competence to perform simple solder reworks.
Experience with lab test equipment setups for signal measurement using oscilloscopes and understanding to follow a schematic.
Experience with x86/ARM architectures and accelerated GPU computing.