Staff Engineer, Systems​/Validation

Staff Engineer, Systems/Applications Validation

Req
Region:
Americas
Country: USA
State/Province:
Texas
City:
Austin

The Staff Engineer, System Integration Test Engineer, works with cross functional teams of design engineers, customers, supply chain and project managers to rigorously test and validate rack-level, system solutions and ensure new product release readiness. This position will own the test system setup and function for complex, high-end servers and hyperscale compute & network racks, including applications and operating systems. The ideal candidate will have a rack-level, system integration test background in storage/server, GPU and networking products.

He/she will develop and provide guidance on Celestica Storage/GPU/network system integration and verification plans, test cases and test coverage, such as: element function test, hardware integration test, system and rack integration verification.

Design & Execute the comprehensive validation and integration of all components within advanced AI compute racks, ensuring hardware and software elements function cohesively and optimally, ensuring compatibility, connectivity, performance, security, reliability, cost effectiveness and resilience.

Develop and implement system integration test solutions and participate in project planning, scheduling, and reporting. Review and interpret product/system requirements/specifications and define system integration and validation plans.

Contribute to the technical leadership and mentoring to other engineers

System Test Setup & Execution: Set up, rigorously test, and qualify complete rack solutions to guarantee they meet or exceed stringent performance, reliability, and efficiency standards. Own the test system setup and function for complex, high-end servers and hyperscale compute & network racks, including applications and operating systems. Oversee the qualification and seamless integration of rack components such as servers, accelerators, switches, power shelves, and cooling solutions.

Power Distribution Management: Integrate and configure smart PDUs (Power Distribution Units) to efficiently manage power distribution within the rack. Ensure seamless compatibility with rack-level power management functions and overall system optimization.

Rack-Level Management: Maintain a comprehensive understanding of and proficiency in rack-level management functions, including real-time monitoring, control, and automation of critical rack components.

Hands-On Racking and Stacking: Execute hands-on lab racking and stacking procedures, including the assembly and setup of intricate, high-touch rack configurations. Ensure meticulous installation and integration of all components.

Documentation and Reporting: Create and maintain thorough and detailed documentation for all rack level integrations. This includes documenting installation procedures, test plans, testing results, performance metrics, and any issues identified during the testing process.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely and collaboratively with a diverse range of cross functional teams, including design engineers, program managers, customers, and vendors. The goal is to ensure seamless integration, optimal operation, and the successful delivery of cutting-edge rack level solutions.

Test Automation & AI: Identify & automate system integration testing to reduce development time, increase quality and reduce errors. Identify and use AI tools to streamline and improve efficiency of planning, executing, analyzing & reporting.

Troubleshooting & Root-Cause: Perform troubleshooting, debugging and root-cause analysis on hardware, network, and software related issues.

Experienced in troubleshooting with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and experienced with specialized test equipment such as PCI protocol analyzers and Traffic generators (Keysight/Ixia or Spirent)

Proficiency in defining test plans, creating & executing tests, and generating test reports for internal and external uses.

Experienced with stress testing utilities, stressapp, stress-ng, iperf3, FIO, memtester, etc

Proficiency in Linux with RHEL, Ubuntu and CentOS

Proficiency in scripting languages:
Python, Perl, VBA, REST API, Shell scripting, Ansible, Terraform etc.

Proven experience in test tools such as JIRA, Jenkin (CI/CD), and similar tools

Experienced in collaborating with a cross-functional team of engineers involved in the specification, design, development and test of hardware

Knowledge and…