Staff Engineer, Test Development - Thermal

Overview

Staff Engineer, Test Development
- Thermal – San Jose, CA, US.

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The Staff Engineer, Hardware Test
- Thermal, plans, schedules, obtains resources, captures product stream, executes, and gathers and analyzes data for the test of thermal and mechanical systems. A Hardware Test Engineer will test function and performance to specification of trays, racks, and related equipment.

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

• Review and interpret customer requirements and specifications to determine the methods and success criteria for functional and performance tests.
• Create test plans to measure capability against expectations at each stage of the life cycle, using design of experiments, tools, and failure analysis methodologies.
• Arrange resources and supply of units to test.
• Determine the methods, procedures, instrumentation, and data collection methods for tests.
• Use equipment such as Data Acquisition Systems (DAQ), Flow Bench, CDU specification, control and connection, flow meters, temperature probes, pressure sensors, leak tester.
• Create scripts to read data from prototype computers.
• Able to interconnect lab equipment using RS232, Ethernet, USB, and bluetooth communications.
• Execute tests through hands-on work and the leadership of others, collect and analyze data, report and present results to the larger engineering community, management, and customers.
• Design tests to use methods and instrumentation with sufficient precision and resolution to guarantee performance to spec.
• Coordinate and direct the work of lab technicians.
• Take responsibility for non-technical elements of an engineering project (people, financials etc.)
• Analyze tradeoffs in complex test strategies and recommend solutions. Develop deployment strategies and plans.
• Establish best known methods and processes for test development and execution for local, regional or global teams.
• Have a full understanding of the design and physical operating principles involved of the function of units under test.
• Determine required infrastructure and lab resources to ensure full capacity for required tests.
• Develop automated methods to execute tests and collect data.
• Design tests and test vehicles including mechanical, thermal, and power systems.
• Execute qualification requirements by applying statistical and common industry methods

• Duties of this position are performed in labs, test floors, and in a normal office environment.
• Duties may require extended periods of standing, lifting and assembling hardware, and connecting test equipment.
• Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor…