Hardware Lab Technician – Prototyping & Testing

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 81,000 - 164,000; Full time

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise seeks a hands-on Hardware Lab Technician to support qualification and troubleshooting of X86 servers, storage appliances and switches. The role emphasizes lab work, testing, problem analysis, and cross-functional collaboration.

Expect to work onsite in California with responsibilities spanning prototype work, failure analysis, and collaboration with hardware and quality teams; lifting up to 65 lbs may be required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a similar environment supporting qualification and troubleshooting of X86 servers, Storage appliances, and/or switches.
• Proficient with soldering through-hole and SMT.
• Hands-on role in Hewlett Packard Enterprise test laboratory.
• Able to read schematics and decipher circuit board layout.
• Familiarity with embedded x86, PCIe, SATA/NVMe, networking technologies.

Responsibilities

• Prototype new hardware for proof of concept studies.
• Benchmark and test platforms and components.
• Provide test and qualification reports in a timely manner.
• Document failure details and steps to reproduce.
• Manage bugs in JIRA and provide updates.
• Troubleshoot field returns with the engineering team.
• Perform failure analysis on HPE hardware appliances.
• Troubleshoot at the PCBA level and collaborate with Hardware Engineers.

Skills

Soldering

MPI reading

Networking knowledge

Linux (command line)

Documentation (MS Word)

Spreadsheet skills (Excel)

Tools

Salesforce

Agile

Xataface

Excel

Word

Job description

Hewlett Packard Enterprise seeks a hands-on Hardware Lab Technician to support qualification and troubleshooting of X86 servers, storage appliances and switches. The role emphasizes lab work, testing, problem analysis, and cross-functional collaboration.

Expect to work onsite in California with responsibilities spanning prototype work, failure analysis, and collaboration with hardware and quality teams; lifting up to 65 lbs may be required.