Power Delivery Test Engineer — Bench Validation & Automation

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group; Washington (Washington County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group seeks a Power PDN Test Engineer to validate power delivery for Microsoft Surface products in a vendor/consulting setup. You'll perform bench measurements, capture data to templates, and deliver initial debug analyses under the Microsoft Surface Power DVSE owner.

Responsibilities include executing component- to system-level tests, operating advanced test equipment, and developing Python automation to scale test runs, with weekly status reporting and strict

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on motherboard-level power delivery validation experience on consumer electronics or compute platforms.
• Demonstrated execution of validation against OEM-supplied test orders or SOPs, including formal test data delivery.
• Hands-on proficiency with oscilloscopes (1 GHz+), probes, electronic loads, PSUs, SMUs, and DAQ systems.
• Python (or equivalent) scripting for test automation and extending an automation framework.
• Experience debugging power delivery and power management issues to defendable first-pass hypotheses.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field; or equivalent demonstrated industry experience.
• Ability to read and interpret complex motherboard-level schematics and PDN block diagrams.
• Experience with software tools for log collection, driver install/sideloading, and software-side debug for power validation.
• Methodical lab discipline: ESD-safe practices, daily SMU calibration, fixture handling, and per-DUT traceability.

Responsibilities

• Execute power delivery validation per Microsoft test orders and SOPs, covering component to system-level validation.
• Operate bench equipment for power characterization (SMUs, scopes, probes, loads, PSUs, DAQ).
• Capture, structure, and deliver test data using Microsoft templates; maintain per-DUT traceability and calibration logs.
• Provide first-pass debug analysis on anomalies and escalate root-cause with supporting data.
• Extend or build Python automation under Microsoft direction to scale test execution.
• Deliver weekly written status reports covering test progress, schedule risk, equipment issues, and open items.

Skills

Power delivery validation

Python scripting

Technical writing

Schematic reading

Root-cause analysis

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Passive probes

Active probes

Differential probes

Current probes

Electronic loads

Programmable PSUs/SMUs

DAQ systems

Job description

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group seeks a Power PDN Test Engineer to validate power delivery for Microsoft Surface products in a vendor/consulting setup. You'll perform bench measurements, capture data to templates, and deliver initial debug analyses under the Microsoft Surface Power DVSE owner.

Responsibilities include executing component- to system-level tests, operating advanced test equipment, and developing Python automation to scale test runs, with weekly status reporting and strict