Test Engineer

Insight Global; Fort Collins (CO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global in Fort Collins is seeking a hands-on Test Engineer II to support workstation hardware and software validation, performance benchmarking, and lab operations. The role entails executing test plans, troubleshooting issues, analyzing results, and maintaining test environments across workstation platforms.

You'll collaborate with engineering to qualify products, configure environments for benchmarking, and ensure robust testing documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, CS, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience with hardware and software testing in a lab or product validation environment.
• Strong understanding of PC hardware, workstation platforms, and system integration.
• Experience with performance benchmarking, validation testing, and defect analysis.
• Knowledge of test methodologies, planning, and QA processes.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and documentation skills.
• Experience maintaining lab environments and test equipment.

Responsibilities

• Execute performance, functional, regression, integration, stress, scalability, and user acceptance testing.
• Perform hardware qualification testing for workstations, storage devices, accessories, add-in cards, and other components.
• Configure hardware and software environments for benchmarking and validation activities.
• Analyze defects, perform root cause analysis, and document test results and findings.
• Create, execute, and maintain test cases, test plans, and testing documentation.
• Identify opportunities to improve and automate testing processes.
• Maintain test equipment, lab infrastructure, systems, firmware, drivers, and software.
• Support lab setup, rack configuration, cabling, networking, and hardware deployments.
• Manage lab assets and ensure a clean, organized, and operational test environment.
• Collaborate with engineering and technical teams to communicate status, risks, and test outcomes.
• Recommend improvements to testing methodologies, tools, and processes.

Skills

Hardware testing

Software testing

PC hardware

Lab environments

Test planning

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Test automation tools

Firmware validation tools

Bench/testing hardware

Job description

3+ years contract with likely extensions

Benefits Included

Required Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience with hardware and software testing in a lab or product validation environment.
• Strong understanding of PC hardware, workstation platforms, and system integration.
• Experience with performance benchmarking, validation testing, and defect analysis.
• Knowledge of test methodologies, test planning, and quality assurance processes.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and documentation skills.
• Experience maintaining lab environments and test equipment.

Nice to Have Skills & Experience:

• Experience with test automation tools and frameworks.
• Familiarity with firmware, driver validation, and hardware qualification processes.
• Experience supporting workstation or enterprise-class hardware platforms.
• Prior experience working directly with engineering or product development teams.

Job Description:

We are seeking a hands-on Test Engineer II to support workstation hardware and software validation, performance benchmarking, and lab operations. This role will be responsible for executing test plans, troubleshooting issues, analyzing results, maintaining test environments, and supporting product qualification efforts across workstation platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute performance, functional, regression, integration, stress, scalability, and user acceptance testing.
• Perform hardware qualification testing for workstations, storage devices, accessories, add-in cards, and other components.
• Configure hardware and software environments for benchmarking and validation activities.
• Analyze defects, perform root cause analysis, and document test results and findings.
• Create, execute, and maintain test cases, test plans, and testing documentation.
• Identify opportunities to improve and automate testing processes.
• Maintain test equipment, lab infrastructure, systems, firmware, drivers, and software.
• Support lab setup, rack configuration, cabling, networking, and hardware deployments.
• Manage lab assets and ensure a clean, organized, and operational test environment.
• Collaborate with engineering and technical teams to communicate status, risks, and test outcomes.
• Recommend improvements to testing methodologies, tools, and processes.