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Hardware Test Engineer

VySystems
Santa Clara, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 6/23/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/22/2026

Key Responsibilities:


Platform Hardware Engineering:


  • Drive CM/ODM execution for server products across design, NPI, and volume production.
  • Review schematics, layout, and component selections (CPU, GPU, DDR, PCIe, VRM, NIC, storage).
  • Support platform bring-up, functional validation, and performance tuning.


Manufacturing & Quality:


  • Manage factory builds, test planning, and quality gates at CM sites.
  • Work with CM test engineering on automation, station bring-up, and yield improvements.
  • Analyze factory KPIs (yield, test failure rates, scrap, DPPM) and drive improvements.
  • Lead FA/CA/RCA for systemic field and build failures.


Firmware & System Enablement:


  • Interface with BIOS, BMC, and firmware engineering teams to ensure manufacturability and reliability.
  • Support secure boot, RAS features, GPU enablement, and Redfish/IPMI readiness.
  • Validate firmware and overall system functionality during NPI.


Cross-Functional Technical Leadership:


  • Collaborate closely with R&D, quality engineering, supply chain, reliability, and program management teams.
  • Lead ODM/JDM weekly technical reviews and issue-closure cycles.
  • Provide technical mentorship and guidance to partners and internal stakeholders.


Required Technical Expertise:


  • 3 years of experience in server hardware engineering or datacenter system design.
  • Deep knowledge of:
  • GPU/CPU server platforms (HGX platform experience preferred)
  • PCIe Gen4/Gen5/Gen6, NVLink, and CXL
  • DDR4/DDR5 memory subsystems
  • NVMe/SATA/SAS storage technologies
  • VRM, power delivery, AC/DC PSUs, and PDN analysis
  • Thermal management and high-density airflow solutions
  • Board-level debugging and lab tools (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power analyzers)

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