Hardware Electrical Validation Engineer

Networking Solutions Group Position

The Networking Solutions Group (NSG) within Intel's Central Engineering Group is at the forefront of designing and validating the next generation of high-speed network connectivity products. Our team develops and validates boards that interconnect data centers, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise networking worldwide. We take pride in shipping products that define industry standards.

We are a team of engineers & technicians who are passionate about pushing the boundaries of what's possible in PCIe-based Network Interface Card (fNIC and IPU) technology and we're looking for a sharp, driven Hardware Electrical Validation Engineer to join us.

As a Hardware Electrical Validation Engineer, you will own the electrical validation complex PCIe-based Network Interface/IPU Cards. This is a high-impact, highly technical role where your work directly influences product quality, schedule, and customer satisfaction.

Key responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• Develop and execute electrical validation plans for complex SoCs integrated into PCIe-based Network Interface Cards (NICs).
• Define electrical validation methodologies, test coverage, and success criteria for networking hardware.
• Perform signal integrity, power integrity, and electrical compliance testing on high-speed interfaces using automation software.
• Identify, debug, and resolve issues across hardware, firmware and system interactions.
• Conduct board-level electrical validation and characterization using laboratory instrumentation including oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, power supplies, thermal chambers, and Bit Error Rate Test (BERT) equipment.
• Analyze validation results and provide results in a report format.
• Develop automation and data analysis tools using Python or related scripting languages.
• Collaborate closely with architecture, design, firmware, software, manufacturing, and validation teams throughout the product lifecycle.
• Support hardware bring-up, system margin testing, environmental stress testing, and compliance qualification activities.

Behavioral traits that we are looking for:

• Problem Solving:
  Uses data-driven analysis to identify root causes and resolve complex technical issues.
• Collaboration:
  
  Works effectively across hardware, firmware, software, and validation teams to achieve project goals.
• Ownership:
  Takes initiative, drives tasks to completion, and delivers high-quality results.
• Communication:
  Clearly communicates technical concepts, findings, and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Adaptability:
  Learns quickly and adjusts to evolving technologies, priorities, and challenges.
• Continuous Improvement:
  Seeks opportunities to improve processes, efficiency, and test automation

Note:

This role requires regular onsite presence to fulfill essential job responsibilities.

Intel invests in our people and offers a complete and competitive package of benefits employees and their families through every stage of life.

See Intel Benefits for more details.

You must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates.

Minimum Qualifications and

Experience:

Bachelor's degree Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field with 4+ years of experience in electrical/hardware validation.

Your experience described above must be in the following:

• Electrical signal integrity testing and analysis
• Experience with validation infrastructure and tools for IO and mixed-signal architectures
• Industry-standard datacom applications and compliance requirements
• Debug electrical designs and resolve electrical validation issues
• Experience using Digital Oscilloscopes, lab power supplies, digital multi-meters, thermal chambers, and debug
• Experience with all Microsoft tools
• EV test plan development and results analysis
• Environmental stress environments/control
• Board circuit schematics, layout and placement
• Power supply sequencing/regulation, clock specs, board power
• Experience with scripting languages like Python
• PC, PCIE experience, NIC system architecture…