Platform Hardware Validation Engineer - PCIe & SI/PI Expert

Stark Pharma Solutions Inc; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 82,656 - 130,872; Part time

Job summary

Stark Pharma Solutions Inc in San Jose, CA is seeking a Platform Hardware Validation Engineer for contract work to validate complex hardware platforms from board level tests to high-speed interface analysis.

The role emphasizes hands-on validation, SI/PI principles, and collaboration with Hardware, Firmware, and Systems teams to ensure robust product performance throughout development lifecycles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or related field.
• 3+ years hardware validation and board-level testing experience.
• Strong understanding of SI and PI principles.
• Experience validating PCIe and I2C interfaces.
• Hands-on with lab equipment: oscilloscopes, analyzers, power supplies.
• Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis.
• Experience with Python, MATLAB, or similar scripting for automation.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Perform functional and electrical validation of hardware platforms and PCB assemblies against product requirements.
• Execute board-level testing to evaluate signal integrity, power integrity, and overall system performance.
• Support silicon bring-up activities, including PVT, thermal, and power characterization.
• Validate high-speed interfaces such as PCIe, including compliance testing, eye diagram analysis, signal margin evaluation, and BER testing.
• Troubleshoot hardware issues, perform root cause analysis, and collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to implement corrective actions.
• Develop and execute DoE to evaluate design changes and optimize system performance.
• Validate power management systems, sequencing, transient response, efficiency, and embedded controller functionality.
• Perform validation of low-speed interfaces such as I2C and ensure protocol compliance.
• Document validation results, test reports, and engineering findings to support product development and quality initiatives.
• Collaborate with Hardware, Firmware, Systems, and Design Engineering teams throughout the development lifecycle.

Skills

Signal integrity

Power integrity

PCIe validation

I2C validation

Troubleshooting

DoE

Embedded controllers

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Spectrum analyzers

Programmable power supplies

Job description

Stark Pharma Solutions Inc in San Jose, CA is seeking a Platform Hardware Validation Engineer for contract work to validate complex hardware platforms from board level tests to high-speed interface analysis.

The role emphasizes hands-on validation, SI/PI principles, and collaboration with Hardware, Firmware, and Systems teams to ensure robust product performance throughout development lifecycles.