Validation Testing Tech

Job Title: Validation Testing Tech Duration: 4 months Location: Onsite in Santa Clara, Ca NOTE: There may be occasional shift work and after hours work/weekend. Please make sure candidates are open to this as needed. What you will do: Build, take apart and fix hardware Take apart and put back together laptops, phones, servers, data center systems and consumer electronic devices, including dev systems. Swap power supplies, boards, debuggers, interposers, fans, cables and connectors; fix port and connector issues; solder and rework prototype boards and dev kits. Set up and flash Set up benches, racks, host PCs and networking (IP, VLAN); keep systems ready for the next debug phase. Flash and recover BIOS/sBIOS, EC and system firmware, and Linux, Android and Windows images; update test recipes and recover boards. Measure and validate Read schematics and datasheets to find test points and probe locations, and help engineers set up the measurement. Check rework before testing: inspect and verify reworked boards (placement, solder quality, correct parts) and confirm they power on. Perform bring-up checks on new boards and systems with an oscilloscope and multimeter: verify rails, power-on state and basic function before handoff. Perform power supply validation with bench supplies, electronic loads and a validation load board. Take power sequence measurements (power-on, power-off and sleep) and record timing and voltage results. Run function validation (Windows, MODS and diagnostics), benchmarks with data capture and plots, and checks such as USB load switch, second-source part and shutdown behavior (for example 12V shutdown, PROCHOT), following an engineer’s test plan. Run tests and support the lab Run diagnostics, functional and overnight tests; support EMC, thermal and vibration setups. Reproduce bugs, capture logs, file bugs and keep a daily status sheet. Support vendors, RMAs, inventory and shipping; train new teammates. What you bring Required BS in Electrical Engineering with a solid academic record. 0 to 2 years of lab or technician experience (internship, co-op or early career). Personal or hobby hardware projects you can show and explain. Able to read schematics and datasheets to locate probe points and test points, help set up measurements, and inspect and check rework before testing. Hands-on skills with an oscilloscope, multimeter and bench power supply, plus basic soldering; familiarity with power supply testing, power sequence measurements and load boards. Mechanical aptitude: confident taking apart and reassembling laptops, phones, servers and other data center or consumer electronic device hardware. Experience flashing BIOS/firmware and installing or recovering operating systems. Linux and Android command line (adb, minicom, ping, iperf), basic scripting and networking. Able to work on-site in Santa Clara. Nice to have BGA or fine-pitch rework, IPC certification. High-speed or power test equipment. Internship at a PC, mobile or semiconductor companyComments for Partners: Ensure candidate are able to talk in detail about their hands on experience with oscilloscope, multimeter and bench power supply, plus basic soldering. #LI-BS1 #LI-IA1 #LI-BP1 #LI-NB1 #LI-AP1 #LI-DM1 #LI-PT1 #LI-NT1 #LI-SG1 #LI-RB1