Lead Software Test Development Engineer – Hardware Manufacturing

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Texas.

📋 Description

• Develop and design testing systems and procedures for hardware validation throughout the manufacturing process.

• Formulate test plans, test cases, and test scripts to evaluate the functionality and performance of hardware components or devices, including motherboards, memory, CPUs, storage (SSD, HDD, NVMe), and PCIE devices (NIC, GPU, Mezz cards, RAID cards).

• Create, validate, distribute, and maintain test software and scripts to automate the testing process.

• Provide support and maintenance for the manufacturing server (L10) and rack (L11-L12) level test software and infrastructure implemented at our production facilities.

• Keep detailed documentation of test procedures, specifications, and infrastructure for the manufacturing server (L10) and rack (L11-L12).

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including hardware engineers, manufacturing engineers, and quality assurance personnel, to ensure alignment on testing requirements and quality standards.

⛳️ Requirements

• A BS degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field is preferred.

• A minimum of 5-8 years of experience in a software role related to manufacturing test development or sustaining, particularly with enterprise server, storage, or networking products, is required.

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.

• Proficiency in server hardware interaction, validation, and configuration.

• Required experience in 2-3 of the following core skills, with an expectation to broaden skillset as workload demands:

• Programming/scripting languages: Python, Java, BASH, C, C++, experience is a plus.

• Expertise in Linux development with a solid understanding of its fundamentals: CentOS/Ubuntu.

• Knowledge of hardware and API solutions for controlling, managing, and stressing L10 devices (servers, network, and storage SSDs, NVMe): IPMI, Redfish, mprime, FIO, Linpack, ptugen, memtester, iperf.

• Creation and configuration (DHCP, PXE boot, nginx) of Virtual Machines (VMs) using VMware.

• Familiarity with advanced networking systems, hardware, software, and protocols, including but not limited to enterprise Ethernet datacenter switching/routing L1, L2, and L3 (BGP, DHCP Relay, ECMP).

• Experience with code versioning tools, preferably Git.

• Strong understanding of professional software engineering practices for the entire software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.

• Experience working in multi-site and multi-cultural environments.

• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 10%.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans.

• Paid time off accruing at a rate of 3.07 hours during your first year of employment.

• Four weeks of paid parental leave.

• Eleven company-paid holidays (nine fixed holidays and two optional floating holidays).

• 401(k) retirement plan.

• Employee stock purchase plan.