Job Title: Senior Hardware / Quality Assurance Sustaining Engineer
Position Type: 6 Month Contract to Hire
Location: Plano, TX 75024 (Onsite)
Primary Skills: Hands-on server hardware validation experience
Secondary Skills: Familiarity with PCI-E, SATA, SAS, Ethernet, IPMI, RAID, BIOS, and BMC systems
Description:
Position Overview:
We are seeking a Senior Hardware / Quality Assurance Sustaining Engineer to support validation and qualification efforts for enterprise-class server platforms and hardware components. This is a hands-on lab-based engineering role focused on server hardware validation, failure analysis, and lifecycle management.
This position supports both new product introductions and sustaining engineering efforts for production server systems.
Key Responsibilities:
- Validate server hardware performance against deployment and system requirements.
- Develop and execute stress and margin testing methodologies
- Define and execute qualification test strategies for processors, memory, storage, and peripheral components
- Release components for use in production designs
- Manage product lifecycle changes using PLM tools including ECO and PCN workflows
- Perform Level 3 root cause failure analysis on field returns and manufacturing yield issues
- Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and suppliers to resolve design and quality issues
- Document validation plans, results, and engineering changes
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering plus 3-5 years relevant experience (OR) Associate's Degree plus 8-10 years relevant experience.
- Hands-on server hardware validation experience.
- Experience debugging high-speed digital and analog power subsystems.
- Proficient using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and bus analyzers.
- Experience with Windows and Linux in server environments.
- Knowledge of Intel and/or AMD server-class processors.
- Familiarity with PCI-E, SATA, SAS, Ethernet, IPMI, RAID, BIOS, and BMC systems.
- Experience with Product Lifecycle Management systems and Engineering Change Orders.
- Strong root cause analysis and documentation skills.
Additional Requirements:
- Must have a valid U.S. Passport
- Must be able to work onsite in Plano, TX
- Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds
Target Candidate Background:
- Server OEM or enterprise hardware manufacturing environments preferred.
- Experience with enterprise server platforms strongly preferred.
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