Hardware Validation Engineer
US$70,000 – US$120,000 / yr base salary
Posted 13 Oct 2026
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- Expected experience
- 2–5 yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- On-Site
- Contract
- Full-time
| Base salary | US$70,000 – US$120,000 / yr |
|---|
Field of studyComputer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering (or related)
Study levelBachelor's
Hardware Validation Engineer – Cambridge, MA
Responsibilities
● Review hardware requirements, schematics, layouts, and platform configurations
● Perform system bring-up, debug, and troubleshooting across power, thermal, storage,
networking, and system management.
● Perform root-cause analysis of hardware issues and collaborate with other teams to
resolve problems.
● Develop and execute hardware validation and qualification plans for system and server
components including CPU, RAM/DRAM, NICs, storage/NVMe devices, PCIe devices,
and other platform components.
● Work with low-level interfaces and protocols such as I²C, SPI, UART, PCIe, and NVMe.
● Use laboratory and diagnostic equipment such as oscilloscopes, thermal chambers,
networking equipment, and other hardware debugging tools.
● Develop Python and/or Bash scripts to automate validation activities, collect and analyze
test data, parse logs, and generate reports.
● Work with Linux-based systems for hardware validation, troubleshooting, and test
automation.
● Support networking and connectivity validation relevant to CDN server infrastructure.
● Collaborate with OEM/ODM partners and component suppliers on technical issues,
qualification activities, and validation.
● Document test procedures, results, failures, root causes, and corrective actions.
● Support production and post-deployment issue investigation and provide feedback for
future hardware improvements.
Requirements
● Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer
Engineering, or a related technical field.
● 2–5 years of relevant experience in hardware engineering, server platforms, hardware
validation, embedded systems, or a similar field.
● Practical understanding of computer/server architecture and board-level hardware.
● Hands-on experience with hardware bring-up, debugging, validation, or qualification.
● Good understanding of server components such as CPU, RAM/DRAM, NIC, storage.
● Familiarity with low-level interfaces such as I²C, SPI, UART, PCIe, and NVMe.
● Experience using electronic laboratory and diagnostic equipment.
● Experience with Linux and scripting, preferably Python and/or Bash.
● Basic understanding of networking concepts and server connectivity.