Automated Hardware Test Engineer

Penguin Computing; Newark (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) savings plan

Paid Time Off

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Plan

Job summary

Penguin Solutions in Newark, CA seeks a Test Software Developer to design, build, and maintain automated testing frameworks for server motherboards. You will translate hardware validation needs into reliable software tools and collaborate across teams to ensure repeatable, scalable testing.

The role focuses on DRAM testing, thermal characterization, and AI inference workloads, using Cursor as an AI-assisted development environment and standard GitLab/GitHub workflows for code management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with typically 3–5 years of relevant experience.
• Strong Python and Bash scripting for automation.
• Experience with Linux and hardware-management tools.
• Experience designing automated hardware test software.
• Ability to work with Cursor AI-assisted development environment.
• Experience with GitLab or GitHub workflows.
• Excellent English communication for cross-site teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy automated testing frameworks for servers and enterprise motherboards.
• Create Python, Bash, and Linux-based applications for automated validation against BIOS/UEFI.
• Develop test methodologies for DRAM performance, stability, and thermal characterization.
• Configure enterprise server systems to run AI inference and workload testing.
• Script against Linux tooling to monitor hardware and diagnose issues.
• Leverage Cursor to accelerate software development, debugging, and documentation.
• Collaborate via GitLab and GitHub with disciplined commits and code reviews.

Skills

Python

Bash scripting

English communication

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

Tools

ipmitool

dmidecode

i2c-tools

Cursor

GitLab/GitHub workflows

Job description

Penguin Solutions in Newark, CA seeks a Test Software Developer to design, build, and maintain automated testing frameworks for server motherboards. You will translate hardware validation needs into reliable software tools and collaborate across teams to ensure repeatable, scalable testing.

The role focuses on DRAM testing, thermal characterization, and AI inference workloads, using Cursor as an AI-assisted development environment and standard GitLab/GitHub workflows for code management.