Laboratory Technician (General) 5

TekWissen ®; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 51,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

TekWissen is seeking a Contract Lab Technician to support validation of software, firmware, and platform features for Client product releases in Austin, TX. The role requires hands-on testing, debugging, and close collaboration with engineering teams to ensure platform readiness.

The ideal candidate will own validation activities, reproduce issues, and deliver clear findings and metrics in a fast-paced, onsite environment for a 12-month engagement.

Qualifications

• Hands-on validation of PC hardware and software components.
• Experience with QA/verification/validation across silicon, firmware, drivers, and Linux stacks.
• Strong debugging and root cause analysis skills.
• Ability to document findings clearly and reproducibly.
• Experience building and validating PC systems (CPU, memory, storage, peripherals).

Responsibilities

• Execute test plans and validate new features for Client products.
• Perform debugging and root cause analysis; drive issue resolution with engineering teams.
• Independently own assigned validation activities and provide timely quality feedback.
• Generate test reports and validation metrics for stakeholders.

Skills

PC architecture

Platform validation

Test methodologies

Stress testing

Benchmarking

Hardware certification

Defect tracking

QA verification

Driver/Linux stacks

Debugging CPU/APU/GPU

Root cause analysis

PC systems building

Validation tools

Bug tracking

Communication skills

Reporting/metrics

Distributed teams

Learning agility

Tools

CPU

APU

GPU

Linux

Firmware

Diagnostics

Log analysis

Benchmarking tools

Job description

Job Title: Laboratory Technician (General) 5

Duration: 12 Months

Location: Austin, TX

Job Type: Temporary assignment

Work Type: Onsite

Pay Rate: $45.06-$45.06/Hr

Overview

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. This Client is an American multinational semiconductor company based in Austin, that develops computer processors and related technologies for business and consumer markets. Global company that specializes in manufacturing semiconductor devices used in computer processing. The company also produces flash memories, graphics processors, motherboard chip sets, and a variety of components used in consumer electronics goods.

Job Description

About this Role:

Client is seeking a Contract Lab Technician to support validation of software, firmware, and platform features for Client product releases.

In this hands-on role, you will execute test plans, validate new features, perform debugging and root cause analysis, and work closely with engineering teams to identify and resolve issues.

The ideal candidate can independently own assigned validation activities, provide timely feedback on product quality, and contribute to overall platform readiness.

Skills Needed

• Strong understanding of Client PC (x86) architecture, platform validation, test methodologies, stress testing, benchmarking, hardware certification, and defect tracking.
• Experience executing QA, verification, and validation activities across Silicon, Firmware, Driver, and Linux software stacks.
• Hands-on debugging experience with CPU, APU, GPU, and AI-related firmware and software components.
• Ability to reproduce issues, analyze failures, perform root cause analysis, and document findings clearly.
• Experience building, configuring, and validating PC systems, including processors, memory, storage, and peripheral devices.
• Familiarity with validation tools, diagnostic utilities, log analysis, and performance testing.
• Experience working with bug tracking systems and collaborating with development teams to drive issue resolution.
• Strong verbal, written, communication, and organizational skills.
• Experience generating test reports, validation metrics, and status updates for stakeholders.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, geographically distributed environment with minimal supervision.
• Ability to quickly ramp on new technologies and support multiple validation efforts in parallel.

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

TekWissen is an emerging global human capital, recruitment and IT services organization. Operating since 2009, we draw upon more than a decade of staffing experience to deliver critical talent acquisition solutions and IT engagements for our clients. We re founded on a culture that is passionate about delivering tailored solutions, that create lasting partnerships.

Our global footprint covers six countries: United States, Canada, Australia, India, United Kingdom and the Philippines. This allows us to work in close partnership with organizations and manage everything from global talent needs with demanding resourcing strategies, to single sites with lower recruitment volumes.

TekWissen is an equal opportunity employer supporting workplace diversity.