Looking for Platform Validation Engineer in Santa Clara, CA

Platform Validation Engineer

Location

Santa Clara, CA

Work Arrangement

100% On-site at the Santa Clara, CA office

Contract End Date

January 29, 2027

Extension

Current expectation is that the contract will be renewed for another 6+ months.

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced Platform Validation Engineer with strong expertise in system-level server platform validation, hardware/firmware/software root cause analysis, and test automation. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience validating complete server platforms, developing Python/Shell automation scripts, and troubleshooting complex platform-level failures.

Top Must-Have Skills

• L10 / System-Level Platform Validation — Highest Priority
• Experience validating complete server/platform systems, including server bring-up, integration, diagnostics, and end-to-end validation.
• Ability to understand system dependencies and independently identify the origin of failures.
• Experience with third-party/OEM servers and internal/proprietary drives is highly relevant.
• L10/system-level platform validation experience is the highest priority. L6 component-level testing alone is not sufficient.
• Python / Shell Test Automation — Must Have
• Ability to write validation and test scripts from scratch.
• Experience independently developing, debugging, and maintaining Python/Shell automation.
• Ability to create test cases, execute validation, analyze failures, and improve automation.
• Experience must extend beyond executing existing scripts or making minor modifications.
• BMC / Redfish — Must Have
• Hands-on experience with Baseboard Management Controller (BMC).
• Redfish/API-based server management and diagnostics experience is preferred.

Validation Level Expectations

• L6: Component/board-level validation, probing, and electrical testing. Useful but insufficient by itself.
• L7: Subsystem-level validation. Good to have.
• L10: System/platform-level validation, integration, automation, and debugging. Most critical.
• L11: Networking/advanced network validation. Low priority; basic networking fundamentals are sufficient.

Important Technical Skills

• 12+ years of experience with the prioritized skill set, in the following order:
• Server platform validation at L10 level.
• Root cause analysis across hardware, firmware, and software.
• Test automation.
• 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, including SSD/HDD, TLC/QLC, SMART, drive health, and integration.
• PCIe fundamentals and system-level dependency understanding.
• Ability to diagnose issues and drive them through regression and closure, rather than simply filing bugs.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• PCIe BER testing.
• Power qualification.
• Thermal/airflow validation.
• Drive qualification.
• Firmware/BIOS/UEFI.
• Server bring-up.
• Datacenter validation.
• ODM/JDM experience.