Infrastructure & Technology Compliance Hardware Engineer Professional ROCHESTER, US

Avature; Minnesota; On-site; USD 93,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a dedicated Hardware Compliance Engineer to join their dynamic team. This entry-level position offers a unique opportunity to engage in hands-on hardware testing and compliance, ensuring products meet rigorous safety and efficiency standards. You'll work closely with experienced engineers in a fast-paced environment, gaining valuable skills and experience. The role emphasizes adaptability and teamwork, allowing you to grow within the organization while contributing to innovative projects. If you're passionate about technology and eager to learn, this position is your gateway to a rewarding career in hardware engineering.

Benefits

Healthcare benefits

401(k) plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Generous paid time off

Training and educational resources

Diverse employee resource groups

Volunteer opportunities

Qualifications

• Entry-level hardware engineer role focusing on EMC and product safety testing.
• Ability to learn basic IT administration and hardware configuration.

Responsibilities

• Support EMC testing of hardware products and assist senior engineers.
• Work in a collaborative environment to meet testing requirements.

Skills

Hardware testing

EMC testing

Teamwork

IT Administration

Communication

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

IBM Power hardware

IBM storage hardware

Electronic monitoring devices

Job description

IBM has a world class Hardware Compliance engineering team located in Rochester MN that supports product testing from nearly every IBM hardware product. Hardware Compliance has responsibility for assuring that IBM’s products are designed to comply with in every country IBM does business with. Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) is adherence to FCC regulations. Product Safety is conformance to Hazard Based Standards supported by underwriters such as UL. Energy Efficiency is conformance to various energy regulations such as U.S. Energy Star and EULot 9.

IBM Hardware Compliance has an immediate need for a hardware engineer. This position is expected to perform physical duties as well as technical duties. The entry level engineer will work at the direction of others supporting various needs for keeping our lab testing product. The position will be a mix of hardware testing and hardware bring up – building hardware, configuring systems, installing OS, installing exercise programs and ensuring the system is ready for engineer to test. This entry level position is expected to learn on the job and advance their skills and grow.

Your role and responsibilities

Your Role and Responsibilities

What you will do:

• Work in an agile, collaborative environment to understand requirements, and support testing innovative products and support engineering compliance.
• Perform EMC testing of hardware products at the direction of senior engineers.
• Work to accommodate changing priorities in a fast paced environment. You will need to be flexible and adaptable.
• Grow within the job, meeting milestones that measure ability progress and knowledge gained.

Veterans are encouraged to apply. Particularly those who have held positions in radio repair, calibration, communication security, and other types of hands-on signal and/or communications.

Required education:

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

Required skills:

• Background or familiarity with hardware and/or computers.
• Ability to follow hardware test plans/schedules centered around EMC and/or Product Safety testing requirements.
• Ability to create and follow test processes thoroughly and precisely.
• Ability to communicate with various development groups to provide guidance and to resolve failure situations.
• Strong teamwork skills.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a larger design team.
• Ability to learn basic computer hardware configuration and maintenance.
• Ability to learn basic IT Administration of assembling hardware, configuration of hardware, installation of OS and basic knowledge of scripting and administration.
• Ability to read, understand and follow standards.

Preferred technical and professional experience

Desired skills:

• Previous EMC or Product Safety experience.
• IT Administration skills of IBM Power hardware and IBM storage hardware.
• Skills with electronic monitoring and testing devices used in Electromagnetic Compatibility testing and Product Safety.
• Ability to work across teams and support IT administration for other test engineers in a hardware testing team.

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Systems helps IT leaders think differently about their infrastructure. IBM servers and storage are no longer inanimate - they can understand, reason, and learn so our clients can innovate while avoiding IT issues. Our systems power the world’s most important industries and our clients are the architects of the future. Join us to help build our leading-edge technology portfolio designed for cognitive business and optimized for cloud computing.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

ABOUT IBM

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OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:

• Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being.
• Financial programs such as 401(k), the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs.
• Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs.
• Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals.
• Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences.

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.

IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location.

Job Title: Compliance Hardware Engineer

Date posted: 28-Feb-2025

Job ID: 17358

City / Township / Village: ROCHESTER

State / Province: Country: United States

Work arrangement: Onsite

Area of work: Infrastructure & Technology

Employment type: Regular

Contract type: Regular

Projected Minimum Salary per year: 93,280.00

Projected Maximum Salary per year: 140,980.00

Position type: Professional

Up to 20% or 1 day a week

Company: (0147) International Business Machines Corporation

Shift: General (daytime)

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