Hardware Validation Engineer

Syntronic - A Global Design House; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Syntronic - A Global Design House is seeking a Hardware Validation Engineer in Cambridge, MA to validate system/server hardware, perform bring-up, and automate test activities. You’ll work with CPUs, memory, NICs, NVMe storage, PCIe devices and related platforms using Linux and scripting to ensure robustness.

Responsibilities include debugging across power, thermal, and connectivity domains, and coordinating with OEM/ODM partners. Strong hardware, software, and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering or related field.
• 2–5 years of hardware engineering or similar experience.
• Understanding of computer/server architecture and board-level hardware.
• Hands-on with hardware bring-up, debugging, validation or qualification.
• Familiarity with server components like CPU, RAM/DRAM, NIC, storage.
• Experience with Linux and scripting (Python/Bash).
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Review hardware requirements, schematics, layouts, and platform configurations.
• Perform system bring-up, debug, and troubleshooting across power, thermal, storage, networking, and system management.
• Perform root-cause analysis and collaborate to resolve problems.
• Develop and execute hardware validation plans for system/server components.
• Develop scripts to automate validation, collect data, parse logs, and generate reports.
• Work with Linux-based systems for validation and test automation.
• Support networking validation for CDN server infrastructure.
• Collaborate with OEM/ODM partners on issues, qualification activities, and validation.
• Document test procedures, results, failures, root causes, and corrective actions.

Skills

Analytical skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Education

Bachelors in Electrical/ Electronics/ Computer Engineering

Tools

I²C

SPI

UART

PCIe

NVMe

Oscilloscopes

Thermal chambers

Job description

$70,000 - $120,000 a year

Hardware Validation Engineer – Cambridge, MA

Responsibilities

• Review hardware requirements, schematics, layouts, and platform configurations
• Perform system bring-up, debug, and troubleshooting across power, thermal, storage,

networking, and system management.

• Perform root-cause analysis of hardware issues and collaborate with other teams to

resolve problems.

• Develop and execute hardware validation and qualification plans for system and server

components including CPU, RAM/DRAM, NICs, storage/NVMe devices, PCIe devices, and other platform components.

• Work with low-level interfaces and protocols such as I²C, SPI, UART, PCIe, and NVMe.
• Use laboratory and diagnostic equipment such as oscilloscopes, thermal chambers,

networking equipment, and other hardware debugging tools.

• Develop Python and/or Bash scripts to automate validation activities, collect and analyze

test data, parse logs, and generate reports.

• Work with Linux-based systems for hardware validation, troubleshooting, and test

automation.

• Support networking and connectivity validation relevant to CDN server infrastructure.
• Collaborate with OEM/ODM partners and component suppliers on technical issues,

qualification activities, and validation.

• Document test procedures, results, failures, root causes, and corrective actions.
• Support production and post-deployment issue investigation and provide feedback for

future hardware improvements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer

Engineering, or a related technical field.

• 2–5 years of relevant experience in hardware engineering, server platforms, hardware

validation, embedded systems, or a similar field.

• Practical understanding of computer/server architecture and board-level hardware.
• Hands-on experience with hardware bring-up, debugging, validation, or qualification.
• Good understanding of server components such as CPU, RAM/DRAM, NIC, storage.
• Familiarity with low-level interfaces such as I²C, SPI, UART, PCIe, and NVMe.
• Experience using electronic laboratory and diagnostic equipment.
• Experience with Linux and scripting, preferably Python and/or Bash.
• Basic understanding of networking concepts and server connectivity.
• Understanding of hardware/software interaction.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

Ability to work effectively with external partners, suppliers, and cross-functional engineering teams.

Nice to Have

• Experience working with CDN, data center, cloud infrastructure, or high-volume

server environments.

• Familiarity with Ethernet, high-speed networking, NICs, network troubleshooting,

and network traffic testing.

• Experience with PCIe Gen4/Gen5, NVMe, and high-speed server components.
• Experience with BIOS, BMC/OpenBMC, firmware, telemetry, or server management.
• Exposure to thermal validation, signal integrity, power integrity, or system

reliability testing.

• Experience developing automated hardware validation frameworks.

• Experience working with EVT/DVT/PVT/NPI or similar hardware development phases.
• Familiarity with server reliability, qualification, and stress-testing methodologies.

What You’ll Love About Us

• Company Culture – outstanding people and a flexible work environment.
• Career Growth Opportunities – being a design house keeps variety in your work.
• Global Design House – since Syntronic is a global Design House, you will probably

work with inteam with engineers from other Syntronic sites (Canada, Sweden, China, Malaysia, Japan).

Who We Are

Syntronic provides our customers a complete portfolio of professional services to support their product development including research & development, new product introduction, manufacturing and aftermarket services. We adopt the latest technologies in electronics design and software development with a pool of technically skilled staff around the world. Among our customers and partners are some of the world’s most technically-intensive businesses and organizations. This pushes us forward in designing to satisfy our customers’ needs with a focus on quality, competence, capacity and continuity.

Syntronic has today over 2000 employees in 8 countries.

Syntronic values diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please contact our recruiting team and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.