Junior Hardware Test & Validation Engineer

IBM; Ionia (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM in Poughkeepsie, NY, is seeking a hardware development professional to contribute to validation and delivery of processor, memory, and system technologies. You will work with multidisciplinary teams across design, firmware, manufacturing, and quality to ensure products meet high standards of quality and performance.

Responsibilities include developing test solutions, enabling methodologies, supporting burn-in activities, and building automation that improves productivity and enables

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or related STEM field.
• Basic understanding of computer architecture, electronic systems, semiconductor technologies, hardware validation, or test engineering concepts.
• Experience with programming, scripting, data analysis, or automation using languages such as Python, C/C , Java, or similar technologies.
• Demonstrated problem-solving, analytical, and debugging skills through coursework, research, internships, or project experience.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute hardware, processor, memory, and system-level test and validation solutions to ensure product quality and manufacturing readiness.
• Design, enable, and optimize test methodologies across development, characterization, qualification, manufacturing, and field support environments.
• Support product reliability, qualification, and burn-in activities to ensure robust product operation throughout the lifecycle.
• Analyze engineering and manufacturing data to identify issues, improve product performance, and drive data-informed decisions.
• Build software and automation solutions that enable hardware and firmware validation, test infrastructure, manufacturing operations, engineering analytics, improve productivity, operational efficiency, and adoption of AI-native engineering workflows across the product lifecycle.
• Collaborate with design, architecture, firmware, manufacturing, suppliers, and quality teams to solve complex technical challenges and deliver innovative technology solutions.

Skills

Python

C/C++

Java

Data analysis

Automation

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

IBM in Poughkeepsie, NY, is seeking a hardware development professional to contribute to validation and delivery of processor, memory, and system technologies. You will work with multidisciplinary teams across design, firmware, manufacturing, and quality to ensure products meet high standards of quality and performance.

Responsibilities include developing test solutions, enabling methodologies, supporting burn-in activities, and building automation that improves productivity and enables