System Validation Engineer – Hardware/Software Performance

Hark; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Hark is seeking a hands-on System Validation Engineer to join our hardware lab, where you will characterize performance, flag issues early, and build automated test infrastructure to scale. You will bridge hardware and software, ensuring end-user experience by validating systems work flawlessly together and partnering with Wireless, Audio, and UX teams to uphold product excellence.

This role emphasizes meticulous measurement of power, latency, and stability, plus designing, building and

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in system-level hardware/software validation.
• Ability to profile power consumption and diagnose latency bottlenecks.
• Troubleshoot complex system interactions across hardware and software.

Responsibilities

• Define, measure, and document key system performance metrics (power, latency, stability).
• Test iterative hardware and software releases; track regressions and validate improvements.
• Ensure hardware designs integrate with software; test real-world use cases to expose bottlenecks.
• Design, build, and maintain automated test setups to improve reliability and coverage.
• Track and document bugs; triage issues with design teams and verify fixes.
• Collaborate with Wireless, Audio, and UX teams to validate holistic system performance.

Skills

System validation

Power profiling

Latency analysis

Python

C++

LabVIEW

Tools

RTOS

Linux

Android

Job description

Hark is seeking a hands-on System Validation Engineer to join our hardware lab, where you will characterize performance, flag issues early, and build automated test infrastructure to scale. You will bridge hardware and software, ensuring end-user experience by validating systems work flawlessly together and partnering with Wireless, Audio, and UX teams to uphold product excellence.

This role emphasizes meticulous measurement of power, latency, and stability, plus designing, building and