Entry-Level Hardware Validation & Automation Engineer

IBM; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM in Austin, TX is seeking skilled hardware engineers to join our hardware development and product engineering team. You will participate in development, validation, qualification, and delivery of processor, memory, and enterprise system technologies across the product lifecycle.

You will design and execute test solutions, analyze data, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure product quality, performance, and manufacturability while enabling AI-native engineering workflows and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or related STEM field.
• Understanding of computer architecture, electronic systems, semiconductor technologies, hardware validation, or test engineering concepts.
• Experience with programming, scripting, data analysis, or automation using Python, C/C++, Java, or similar.
• Demonstrated problem-solving, analytical, and debugging skills through coursework, research, internships, or project experience.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute hardware, processor, memory, and system-level test and validation solutions to ensure product quality and manufacturing readiness.
• Design, enable, and optimize test methodologies across development, characterization, qualification, manufacturing, and field support environments.
• Support product reliability, qualification, and burn-in activities to ensure robust product operation throughout the lifecycle.
• Analyze engineering and manufacturing data to identify issues, improve product performance, and drive data-informed decisions.
• Build software and automation solutions that enable hardware and firmware validation, test infrastructure, manufacturing operations, engineering analytics, improve productivity, and adoption of AI-native engineering workflows across the product lifecycle.
• Collaborate with design, architecture, firmware, manufacturing, suppliers, and quality teams to solve complex technical challenges and deliver innovative technology solutions.

Skills

Python

C/C++

Java

Data analysis

Debugging

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM

Master's Degree in STEM

Job description

IBM in Austin, TX is seeking skilled hardware engineers to join our hardware development and product engineering team. You will participate in development, validation, qualification, and delivery of processor, memory, and enterprise system technologies across the product lifecycle.

You will design and execute test solutions, analyze data, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure product quality, performance, and manufacturability while enabling AI-native engineering workflows and