Entry Level Hardware Test Engineer

Entry Level Hardware Test Engineer

Hopewell Junction, NY

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As a Hardware Test Engineer at IBM, you'll get to work on the systems that are driving the future of computing. Join our team of creators—the people who help move IBM forward by using their imagination to envision solutions, curiosity to experiment with new ideas, and putting their ever‑growing skills into action for customers to make better decisions with greater speed on the most trusted platform in today’s market.

• Assist in the testing of hardware components including processors, memory modules, and I/O systems
• Collaborate with firmware and systems engineering teams to ensure seamless hardware‑software integration
• Help diagnose and resolve hardware issues through testing, debugging, and failure analysis
• Support lab testing efforts, including hardware bring‑up, functional verification, and environmental testing
• Ideal candidates will possess demonstrated test and communication skills
• Contribute to technical documentation for procedures and test results

High School Diploma/GED

• Bachelor's or master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related majors.
• Prior (project or internship) experience in computer hardware or testing.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Passion for technology and engineering.
• Growth minded, trusted, team focused, courageous, resourceful, and outcome focused.

• Microprocessor/ASIC Design
  
  Skills:
  
  VHDL, Verilog, RTL, SPICE, TCL, UVM, verification, and testing
• Computer Architecture coursework: VLSI Design, Microprocessors, Computer Architecture and Organization, Signal Integrity (Electromagnetics, RF, etc)
• Programming
  
  Skills:
  
  C/C++ or another object‑oriented language, Git, Linux, GDB or another debugger, Agile practices
• Scripting
  
  Skills:
  
  Python, APDL, TCL, Bash, Perl, or Java
• Proficiency in CAD tools and 3D modeling
• Familiarity with various hardware architectures: VLSI, FPGA, MIPS, RISC‑V, Arm, x86, Arduino, Quantum systems
• Familiarity with Linux, including system administration and KVM
• Troubleshooting, investigation, and problem resolution
• Experience with IBM platforms such as Z or Power
• Experience building and deploying containerized applications
• Interest and experience in automation and AI

IBM Systems helps IT leaders think differently about their infrastructure. IBM servers and storage are no longer inanimate—they can understand, reason, and learn so our clients can innovate while avoiding IT issues. Our systems power the world’s most important industries and our clients are the architects of the future. Join us to help build our leading‑edge technology portfolio designed for cognitive business and optimized for cloud computing.

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand the dedication to our clients’ success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships. Lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better. Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world. Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

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