Failure Analysis & Validation Engineer

ManpowerGroup; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 63,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

ManpowerGroup is seeking a Failure Analysis & Validation Engineer in Austin, TX to join the Hardware Validation & Engineering team. The role focuses on root-cause analysis of silicon, board, and system-level failures, with hands-on debugging of hardware, firmware, and drivers to ensure robust server platforms.

You will develop diagnostics and validation methodologies, analyze telemetry and large datasets, and support NPI activities and production investigations in a 100% onsite environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of semiconductor validation, testing, hardware debug, or failure analysis.
• Strong knowledge of GPU/CPU architectures, PCIe, memory systems, and power management.
• Experience with Python, Shell, C++, C#, or similar programming/scripting languages.
• Experience using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters, thermal cameras, and power supplies.

Responsibilities

• Perform root-cause analysis of silicon, board, and system-level failures.
• Debug hardware, firmware, drivers, operating systems, PCIe, memory, power, and thermal issues.
• Develop diagnostics, validation methodologies, stress tests, and automation tools.
• Analyze telemetry, logs, and large datasets to identify and resolve failure signatures.
• Support server platform bring-up, NPI activities, and production failure investigations.

Skills

Python

Shell

C++

C#

GPU architectures

PCIe

Memory systems

Power management

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Multimeters

Thermal cameras

Power supplies

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

Job description

Our client, a leading Semiconductor and Data Center Technology organization, is seeking a Failure Analysis & Validation Engineer to join their team. As a Failure Analysis & Validation Engineer, you will be part of the Hardware Validation & Engineering organization supporting Server Platform Validation, Failure Analysis, and Data Center Hardware teams. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, problem-solving abilities, and excellent communication skills which will align successfully in the organization.

Job Title: Failure Analysis & Validation Engineer

Location: Austin, TX (100% Onsite)

Pay Range: $55/hr W2

What's the Job?

• Perform root-cause analysis of silicon, board, and system-level failures.

• Debug hardware, firmware, drivers, operating systems, PCIe, memory, power, and thermal issues.

• Develop diagnostics, validation methodologies, stress tests, and automation tools.

• Analyze telemetry, logs, and large datasets to identify and resolve failure signatures.

• Support server platform bring-up, NPI activities, and production failure investigations.

What's Needed?

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.

• 5+ years of experience in semiconductor validation, testing, hardware debug, or failure analysis.

• Strong knowledge of GPU/CPU architectures, PCIe, memory systems, and power management.

• Experience with Python, Shell, C++, C#, or similar programming/scripting languages.

• Experience using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters, thermal cameras, and power supplies.

ManpowerGroup is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in a professional, high quality work environment. It is the policy of ManpowerGroup and all of its subsidiaries to recruit, train, promote, transfer, pay and take all employment actions without regard to an employee's race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.