Sustaining and Validation Hardware Engineer

Job Description

Assists in the design, development, and integration of electrical systems for hardware products, following established engineering guidelines. Supports parts selection, qualification, FPGA design, and schematic capture for electrical subsystems. Supports testing, integration, and validation of analog and digital systems and subsystems, by assisting with test setup, execution, and data analysis. Assists in creating and maintaining technical documentation, such as schematics, test plans, test reports, signal integrity constraints, and bills of materials.

Stays current on emerging technologies, industry standards, tools, and best practices.

• Assists in the design, development, and integration of electrical systems for hardware products, following established engineering guidelines to meet performance, power efficiency, security, and reliability requirements.
• Gains experience applying fundamental engineering principles to system optimization.
• Supports parts selection, qualification, FPGA design, and schematic capture for electrical subsystems, ensuring alignment with design specifications, manufacturability considerations, and industry standards.
• Assists in design analysis by conducting basic modeling and simulations of standard electrical systems, learning how design choices impact performance across different operating conditions.
• Develops board floor planning and layout designs, focusing on component placement, power distribution, high-speed signal routing, and electromagnetic interference (EMI) mitigation under the guidance of senior engineers.
• Helps diagnose and resolve power and signal integrity issues, working through straightforward technical challenges while building problem‑solving experience.
• Collaborates with firmware, software, and diagnostics teams to support electrical subsystem integration, ensuring compatibility with overall server functionality.
• Supports integration, validation, and debugging of analog and digital systems and subsystems, by assisting with test setup, execution, and data analysis.
• Prepares and maintains automation platforms for electrical subsystem validation, gaining experience in test automation scripting, hardware validation workflows, and reliability testing methods.
• Follows test plans to validate prototypes and assists in debugging electrical performance issues, learning structured troubleshooting techniques to analyze waveforms, identify anomalies, and assist in root cause investigations.
• Assists with sustaining engineering activities such as resolving customer escalations, performing root cause analysis, qualifying alternate source components, and resolving end‑of‑life component issues.
• Assists in creating and maintaining technical documentation, including schematics, test plans, test reports, signal integrity constraints, and bills of materials, ensuring accuracy and traceability of design decisions.
• Participates in formal design reviews, contributing insights on electrical subsystem performance while learning from senior engineers’ decision‑making processes.
• Stays current on emerging technologies, industry standards, tools, and best practices, applying knowledge to improve designs and troubleshoot issues.
• Contributes to process improvement and innovation by identifying potential enhancements in electrical design and learning how senior engineers evaluate and implement new methodologies.
• Supports cross‑functional teams by applying fundamental engineering knowledge of electrical design to enhance product quality and integrate best practices into development cycles.
• Supports the development of hardware products that meet applicable safety, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), and environmental regulations, partnering with cross‑functional teams to incorporate compliance requirements and execute pre‑compliance testing.
• Tracks timelines with minimal supervision, ensuring work is completed in a timely manner and aligned with project requirements. Prioritizes and adjusts work as resources or timelines change, with some guidance.
• Collaborates within team to better understand expectations and achieve shared objectives, leveraging a foundational…