Hybrid Server Hardware Validation & Systems Engineer

Hitachi, Ltd.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work schedules

Work from home options

Professional development

Job summary

GlobalLogic, headquartered in Silicon Valley with global centers, seeks a hardware engineer in Cambridge, MA to lead system bring-up, validation, and qualification across CPU, RAM/DRAM, NICs, storage, and PCIe components. You will collaborate with OEM/ODM partners and cross-functional teams to ensure robust hardware validation and problem resolution.

The role emphasizes hands-on debugging, low-level interfaces, and developing scripts in Python/Bash on Linux-based systems, with strong

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of relevant experience in hardware engineering, server platforms, hardware validation, embedded systems, or a related field.
• Understanding of computer/server architecture and board-level hardware.
• Hands-on experience with hardware bring-up, debugging, validation, or qualification.
• Familiarity with server components (CPU, RAM/DRAM, NIC, storage).
• Experience with Linux and scripting (Python and/or Bash).
• Knowledge of low-level interfaces (IC, SPI, UART, PCIe, NVMe).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good written and verbal communication.
• Ability to collaborate with external partners and cross-functional teams.

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 (CPU, RAM/DRAM, NICs, storage/NVMe, PCIe).
• 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.

Skills

Hardware engineering

Server platforms

Embedded systems

Linux scripting

Analytical thinking

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/EE/Math

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Thermal chambers

Networking equipment

Diagnostic equipment

I2C

SPI

UART

PCIe/NVMe

Python

Job description

GlobalLogic, headquartered in Silicon Valley with global centers, seeks a hardware engineer in Cambridge, MA to lead system bring-up, validation, and qualification across CPU, RAM/DRAM, NICs, storage, and PCIe components. You will collaborate with OEM/ODM partners and cross-functional teams to ensure robust hardware validation and problem resolution.

The role emphasizes hands-on debugging, low-level interfaces, and developing scripts in Python/Bash on Linux-based systems, with strong