Test/Validation Technician (Computer Hardware Lab Technician)

Sunrise Systems, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech solutions provider is looking for a Test/Validation Technician in Austin, TX. You will work in a computer hardware lab, ensuring the delivery quality of cutting-edge products. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's in Computer Science or Engineering, strong problem-solving skills, and experience with test automation. This is a contract position for 12 months.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or relevant industry experience.
• Shows deep understanding of hardware and software interactions.
• Effective in communication with customers and partners.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Engineering to ensure the highest quality product.
• Create test queues from test plans and operate on system automation farm.
• Diagnose and resolve test automation issues quickly.

Skills

Problem-solving skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Collaboration

Systems knowledge

Test automation techniques

Debugging

Experience with C#

Experience with Python

Experience with Bash

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Tools

JTAG interface

Microsoft Operating Systems

Linux Operating Systems

Virtualization software

Benchmark testing tools

Job description

Overview

Test/Validation Technician (Computer Hardware Lab Technician) — Sunrise Systems, Inc. Location: Austin, TX. Duration: 12 months.

The Role: As a member of Client lab team, you will own the last step in the process before sending Client's latest cutting edge products to the most influential reviewers in the world. In addition to working side by side with some of the best engineers in the world, you will also get exposure to teams and executives across the company in this high-profile role.

The Person:

• Highly motivated self-starter
• Strong analysis and problem-solving skills
• Exhibits strong attention to detail
• Engages well with customers and partners while navigating through potential roadblocks
• Effective with executive communication and building respect
• Works cross-functionally across groups (LSE, Debug, HW, Software) to quickly resolve issues that arise from testing in NPRP configurations
• Accomplished listener who can analyze, abstract, communicate the big picture, and articulate status, progress and success to upper management

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Engineering to ensure the highest quality product.
• Ensure software, firmware, CPUs, Motherboards and memory are aligned to product delivery schedule.
• Create test queues from test plans and run on system automation farm.
• Quickly diagnose issues and resolve or bring them to the attention of the lead engineer to maintain overall test schedule.
• Responsible for diagnosing and resolving test automation issues, including hardware, OS, workload and automation wrapper debug.
• Partners with External and Customer co-validation teams.

Preferred Experience:

• Demonstrates Systems knowledge breadth - CPU, chipset, boards, options, peripherals, OS, BIOS, drivers
• Sufficient exposure to industry standard benchmarks, benchmark testing, setup and reporting.
• High level of proficiency with test automation techniques and workflows.
• Ability to lead teams to test requirements for test flow development and execution.
• Speaks SW, Hardware and System. Able to function within Bios, Drivers, Silicon, IO subsystems, power, thermal.
• Demonstrates Platform experience across configurations, definitions, and integrations
• Knowledge of test methodologies as they would apply to end customer experience.
• Ability to work with Lead System Engineers, Lead Technical Engineers and debug leads to resolve complex issues that are found in the test cycle.
• Ability to work with Product Marketing, Product Management, Program Management, and PR to ensure all software, firmware, CPU, motherboard, and memory schedules align to support launch schedule.
• Experience executing test cases to ensure correct functionality of systems including ASIC hardware (SoC or discrete), peripheral hardware, drivers, software tools, firmware, BIOS, operating systems, and applications.
• Knowledge of how systems power sequence from POST to operating system including power, BIOS, firmware, boot and HAL.
• Experience with industry standard computer architecture specs.
• Exposure to register read and write using software and hardware tools in an OS or with JTAG interface.
• Ability to interpret new technologies from specifications and execute test procedure content.
• Ability to code with C#, Python, Batch, Bash and PowerShell
• Experience leading computer testing, validation or performance benchmarking.
• Experience with client PC and mobile testing, diagnostic and debug preferred
• Experience with testing tools and environments, defect tracking and revision control
• Experience designing, tracking, and documenting experiments to isolate and root cause issues.
• Familiar with Microsoft Operating Systems, Linux Operating Systems, virtualization software (Hyper-V, VMware, Xen, et al), video conferencing (Teams, Zoom, et al) and validation/certification processes for each of these environments
• Familiar with high performance client IO adapters, drivers and stress testing

Academic Credentials:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or relevant industry experience.

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Information Technology
• Industries: Computer Hardware Manufacturing