Platform Validation Engineer

Job Title: Platform Validation Engineer

Location: 100% at the Santa Clara, CA office

Duration: 3 Months, Fixed End Date January 29, 2027, but the current expectation is that this will renew for another 6+ months afterPR Range: $102/hr - $154/hr on W2 (S trong preference is for candidates who meet the current $102/hr rate.) Top 3 Must-Have Skills What are the top three skills for this role that can be considered essential? Test validation experience with servers at L10 level Debug RCA experience at L10 level System understanding of server components - DDR, Networking, PCIe, SSD, etc.

Duties: Top Must-Haves: L10 / System-Level Platform Validation - HIGHEST PRIORITY We need a true L10/System-Level Validation Engineer, not someone focused primarily on L6 component-level testing. Experience validating complete server/platform systems, including server bring-up, integration, diagnostics, and end-to-end validation. Candidate should be able to understand system dependencies and independently identify where failures originate. Experience with third-party/OEM servers and internal/proprietary drives is highly relevant. Python / Shell Test Automation - MUST HAVE Candidate must be capable of writing validation/test scripts from scratch. Should not be limited to executing existing scripts or making minor modifications. Must be able to independently develop, debug, and maintain Python/Shell automation. Should be comfortable creating test cases, executing validation, analyzing failures, and improving automation. BMC / Redfish - MUST HAVE Hands-on experience with BMC, preferably Redfish/API-based server management and diagnostics. Validation Level Expectations: L6: Component/board-level validation, probing, electrical testing useful but not sufficient by itself. L7: Subsystem-level validation good-to-have. L10: MOST CRITICAL system/platform-level validation, integration, automation, and debugging. L11: Networking/advanced network validation LOW PRIORITY. Basic networking fundamentals are sufficient.

Skills: Important Technical Skills:12+ years of experience with the prioritized skill set below (in the order of priority) Server platform validation at L10 level Root cause analysis at HW/FW/SWTest Automation experience Hardware design understanding Strong hardware/system fundamentals Linux systems and troubleshooting, including basic kernel-level debugging Hardware/platform failure analysis and root-cause debugging Storage fundamentals: SSD/HDD, TLC/QLC, SMART, drive health and integrationPCIe fundamentals and system-level dependency understanding Ability to diagnose issues and drive them through regression/closure, rather than simply filing bugs