Lead Software Test Development Engineer for Hardware Manufacturing

Jabil; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 105,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

PTO

Parental leave

Holidays

Job summary

Jabil is seeking a Lead Software Test Development Engineer to drive validation test solutions for server hardware in a high-volume manufacturing setting. You will lead end-to-end architecture and production deployment of test applications across multiple regions, interfacing with hardware, manufacturing, and quality teams.

This role emphasizes hands-on hardware validation, server-level and rack-level testing, and strong collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field is preferred.
• 5-8 years of manufacturing test development/sustaining experience with enterprise server/storage products.
• Hands-on hardware validation experience in high-volume manufacturing environments is essential.
• Experience with Redfish and IPMI is highly desirable and should be demonstrated in recent roles.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop test systems for hardware validation in high-volume manufacturing.
• Create, validate, release, and maintain test software and scripts that automate testing processes.
• Provide sustainment and minor configuration changes to production test software and infrastructure.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of test procedures, specifications, and infrastructure.
• Collaborate with hardware, manufacturing, and quality teams to align testing requirements and standards.

Skills

Python

C++

Linux

IPMI

Redfish

VMware

Git

Test automation

Education

BS degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field

Tools

VMware

Git

nginx

DHCP

PXE boot

Job description

Job Family

General Technology Services - Electronics Manufacturing Automation

Job Profile Title

Lead Software Test Development Engineer

Location/Division Specific Information

Austin, TX/ USA- Remote

How will you make an impact?

Jabil is seeking a Lead Software Test Development Engineer who will directly contribute to the validation test solutions in place for server hardware manufacturing facilities. You will play a vital role in ensuring the quality and reliability of hardware products in a large-scale production environment.

Note: This is not simply a software QA position. Essential to this role is your experience within high-volume manufacturing environments, including server-level (L10) and rack-level (L11) systems.

You will be responsible for contributing to the end-to-end architecture, definition, development and production deployment of production software applications and infrastructure spanning multiple customers and manufacturing regions.

You will also be responsible for interfacing with internal engineering, manufacturing and quality teams and our end customers to ensure your software deliverables meet the rigorous standards of Jabil’s world-class manufacturing environments.

What will you do?

• Test System Development (Manufacturing Focus): Design and develop test systems specifically for hardware validation within high-volume manufacturing environments, including server-level (L10) and rack-level (L11/L12) systems. This includes creating test plans, test cases, and test scripts to assess the functionality and performance of hardware components or devices such as motherboard, memory, CPU, storage (SSD, HDD, NVMe) and PCIE devices (NIC, GPU, Mezz cards, RAID cards)
• Test Software Development: Create, validate, release, and maintain test software and scripts that automate the testing process. This software may include code for controlling test equipment, collecting and analyzing data, and generating test reports
• Test Sustaining: Support and maintenance for the manufacturing server (L10) and rack (L11-L12) level test software and infrastructure deployed at our production facilities, including the implementation of minor system configuration changes (new product variants or revisions)
• Documentation: Maintain comprehensive manufacturing server (L10) and rack (L11-L12) documentation of test procedures, specifications, and Infrastructure
• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including hardware engineers, manufacturing engineers, and quality assurance personnel, to ensure alignment on testing requirements and quality standards

Education

• BS degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field is preferred. Relevant experience will also be considered.

Experience

• Minimum of 5-8 years’ experience in a role related to manufacturing test development/sustaining with enterprise server, storage or networking products is required

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• A combination of Education, training and experience will be considered
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience with server hardware interaction, validation, and configuration.
• This role requires hands‑on experience with hardware-based validation and manufacturing test systems. Candidates whose experience is limited to software QA, web/application testing, or test automation frameworks without direct interaction with server hardware and manufacturing environments will not be considered
• Experience in 2-3 of the core skills below is required, with expectation to expand skillset as workload requires:
• Programming/scripting languages: Python, Java, BASH.C, C++, experience a plus
• Linux development expertise with a solid understanding of its fundamentals: CentOS/Ubuntu
• Hardware and API solutions for controlling, managing and stressing L10 devices (servers, network and storage SSDs, NVMe): IPMI, Redfish, mprime, FIO, Linpack, ptugen, memtester, iperf
• We are looking for those who have specific strengths in Redfish and IPMI. Please be ready to outline where you have used these tools, specifically, in your most recent experience.
• Creation and configuration (DHCP, PXE boot, nginx) of Virtual Machines (VMs) using VMWare
• Leading edge networking systems, hardware, software and protocols including but not limited to enterprise ethernet datacenter switching/routing L1, L2, and L3 (BGP, DHCP Relay, ECMP). Arista CloudVision is a plus
• Experience with code versioning tools (Git preferred)
• Strong knowledge of professional software engineering practices for the complete software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
• Experience working in a multi‑site and multi-cultural environments
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 10%

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in EE/CE, Computer Science is preferred
• 10+ years of experience in the electronics manufacturing industry
• Experience with test architecture design and methodology
• Experience with hyperscale customers and environments
• Experience with 5+ of the core skills described above is preferred

The pay range for this role is $105,100 - $189,200. Job-related, non-discriminatory factors used to determine the actual offered rate include qualifications and experience, geographic location, education, external market data, and consideration of internal equity.

The anticipated close date of this job requisition is: November 11, 2026.

As part of the total rewards package, this position is eligible for a short-term incentive based on performance.

In addition, Jabil offers benefits to enhance your health, wealth, and resilient self.

• medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
• paid time off accruing at a rate of 3.07 hours during your first year of employment
• 4 weeks of paid parental leave
• in 2026, 11 company-paid holidays (9 fixed holidays and 2 optional floating holidays), subject to change yearly
• 401(k) retirement plan
• employee stock purchase plan