Hands-On Hardware Validation Technician

UST; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 56,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) with employer matching

Paid time off

Job summary

UST in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a Hardware Validation Technician to join our hardware engineering team. You will set up test systems, bring-up production boards, and debug issues to ensure reliability of our hardware used for development, testing, and validation.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years in board validation, strong hands-on skills with DMMs, scopes, logic analyzers, and familiarity with BIOS/UEFI and firmware flashing. The role offers full-time employment with competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• High school diploma in Electronics, Computer Engineering, or related technical field.
• 2+ years in production board validation or hardware testing, preferably in the semiconductor industry.
• Hands-on experience with system setup, hardware bring-up, production board debugging, and failure analysis.
• Strong understanding of PC hardware component installation, system-level validation processes and troubleshooting.
• Experience with BIOS/UEFI configuration, firmware flashing, system configuration, and board initialization.

Responsibilities

• Assemble and configure test systems including GPUs, CPUs, motherboards, storage devices, and networking components.
• Perform system bring-up hardware diagnostics, and production testing of hardware boards to verify compliance with engineering and quality specifications.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot board-level and system-level failures using standard debugging tools and established test procedures.
• Execute BIOS/UEFI configuration, firmware flashing, and hardware validation activities to ensure production readiness.
• Document test results, validation findings, failure analysis, and corrective actions while maintaining accurate production records.

Skills

System bring-up

Hardware debugging

Failure analysis

PCB testing

Firmware flashing

Education

High School diploma in Electronics/Engineering

Tools

Digital Multimeter

Oscilloscope

Logic Analyzer

Serial Console

Job description

UST in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a Hardware Validation Technician to join our hardware engineering team. You will set up test systems, bring-up production boards, and debug issues to ensure reliability of our hardware used for development, testing, and validation.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years in board validation, strong hands-on skills with DMMs, scopes, logic analyzers, and familiarity with BIOS/UEFI and firmware flashing. The role offers full-time employment with competitive benefits.