Senior System Validation & Failure Analysis Lead

ZT Group Intl, Inc. dba ZT Systems; Secaucus (NJ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Bonus eligibility

401(k) retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Mental health resources

Life and disability insurance

Paid time off and holidays

Parental leave

Training programs

Matching gifts

Job summary

ZT Systems, a Sanmina Company, seeks a Principal Advanced SVT & FA Engineer to lead validation across server, storage, networking, and infrastructure platforms in Secaucus, NJ. You will debug hardware, firmware, BIOS, and BMC issues, drive root-cause investigations, and collaborate with multiple engineering teams to ensure product readiness.

Strong leadership and troubleshooting skills are essential. The role emphasizes automated validation tools, reliability metrics, and cross-disciplinary

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.
• Master's degree preferred.
• 12+ years of experience in system validation, failure analysis, hardware engineering, firmware engineering, or related technical roles.
• Deep expertise in server platforms, system architecture, hardware validation, and firmware interactions.
• Strong experience performing advanced root cause analysis and debugging across hardware, firmware, BIOS, BMC, and operating system layers.
• Proven experience with failure analysis methodologies, defect investigation processes, and reliability engineering principles.
• Proficiency with diagnostic tools, system monitoring platforms, log analysis utilities, and hardware debugging equipment.
• Experience developing automation frameworks, validation tools, and diagnostic solutions using Python, Shell scripting, or similar languages.
• Strong understanding of system qualification, reliability testing, stress testing, and product release processes.
• Experience supporting hyperscale, cloud, enterprise data center, or high-performance computing environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead advanced system validation efforts for complex server, storage, networking, and infrastructure platforms.
• Design and execute validation plans focused on functionality, performance, reliability, scalability, and operational readiness.
• Perform deep technical debugging of hardware, firmware, BIOS, BMC, and system-level issues.
• Drive root cause investigations for critical defects discovered during development, validation, manufacturing, and field deployment.
• Analyze system logs, telemetry, crash dumps, diagnostics, and test data to identify failure mechanisms and performance bottlenecks.
• Collaborate with hardware, firmware, software, validation, and quality engineering teams to resolve complex cross-functional technical issues.
• Develop and enhance automated validation tools, diagnostic capabilities, and failure analysis methodologies.
• Assess platform readiness and provide technical recommendations for product qualification, release, and deployment.
• Lead fault isolation activities and define corrective actions that improve product reliability and operational performance.
• Support hardware bring-up, platform integration, and new technology introduction initiatives.
• Establish validation metrics, reliability measurements, and reporting mechanisms to track product quality and readiness.
• Participate in architecture reviews, design evaluations, and risk assessments to proactively identify potential system vulnerabilities.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership on advanced debugging, validation, and failure analysis best practices.

Skills

System validation

Root cause analysis

Hardware engineering

Firmware interactions

BIOS/BMC debugging

Python

Shell scripting

Diagnostics tools

Logs analysis

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Diagnostic equipment

Log analysis platforms

Job description

ZT Systems, a Sanmina Company, seeks a Principal Advanced SVT & FA Engineer to lead validation across server, storage, networking, and infrastructure platforms in Secaucus, NJ. You will debug hardware, firmware, BIOS, and BMC issues, drive root-cause investigations, and collaborate with multiple engineering teams to ensure product readiness.

Strong leadership and troubleshooting skills are essential. The role emphasizes automated validation tools, reliability metrics, and cross-disciplinary