Hardware Test Engineer

Hardware Test Engineer | Careers | Oxide Computer CompanyProductProductSolutionsSolutionsResourcesResourcesCompanyCompanyPodcastsPodcastsBlogTry nowContact salesOperations$275,000 USDHardware Test EngineerApply nowHardware Test EngineerAre you an electrical engineer who loves the idea of debugging hardware and developing new methods of testing products? We are seeking an engineer to be our lead onsite Test Engineer to ensure our product has been properly built and can perform all necessary functions.While Oxide is a remote-friendly company, we think that being physically present during manufacturing is essential to building a great product and strong relationships. This role requires regular on-site presence at our contract manufacturer (CM) in Rochester and Winona, Minnesota (up to 5 days per week). Relocation package is available.As a Hardware Test Engineer at Oxide, you will:Be the Oxide onsite Hardware Test Engineering subject matter expert. Oxide designs the compute sled, switch, power management controller, and rack integration â and this role will help lead the CM with debugging and troubleshooting these complex hardware systems.Validate new test functions before transitioning to production.Work closely with our manufacturing software teams to understand how our systems test our product and provide your inputs on how to improve our test designBe expected to interface with these systems as you test and troubleshoot our productLearn about every piece of Oxideâs hardware, from the smallest PCBA to the rack-level, including reading schematics and drawings to understand the systemParticipate in new product introduction (NPI) bring-up and participate in development planning with the engineering team for manufacturing and testRecommend hardware and equipment needed to develop test system bill of materials (BOMs).Work with the hardware design team to provide DFx feedback and integrate it into Oxideâs productWork with the team to provide inputs and recommendations for procedural guidance for test documentationWork with Oxide and CM Quality functions to debug trending failures and provide insight into root cause analysesYou will thrive in this role if you:Have previous electrical hardware testing and debug experience, specifically in an environment with rapid new product introductionAre comfortable digging into technical issues with no known solutions, but not too proud to ask for help when it is needed.Know how to use oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, frequency counters, logic analyzers to debug complex hardware issuesHave experience shipping reading and manipulating software in Rust and bashLove getting into the weeds of circuit design and love finding new and innovative ways to simulate and test board designsHave developed and deployed solutions to test extremely high speed data pathsWant to work with the latest technologies, even if you know doing so might come with very limited documentation and having to figure out things yourselfHave experience with leading edge PCB technology and electrical design as well as familiarity with the following areas: DDR4/5, PCIe and I2C/SPI/UART busesGet energy from enabling robust manufacturing in a rapidly growing companyHave a strong curiosity and drive to achieve the impossible when someone says it canât be doneBelieve in fully documenting your ideasEnjoy reading the documentation produced by othersBefore applying for this role, you should:Learn enough about our product to understand our approach.Browse our public Requests for Discussion to get a flavor for how we work.Listen to Hiring Processes with Gergely Orosz to familiarize yourself with the Oxide hiring process.Listen to some of our hardware-centric episodes of Oxide and Friends. A few recommendations:Scaling Manufacturing about our experience rapidly ramping our manufacturing and supply chain.Tales from Manufacturing: Shipping Rack 1 to hear about how everything came together for our first customer shipment.link: Cabling the Backplane for details on how we developed a unique architecture solution for our rack.Raiding the Minibar is about a test rig weâve developed for our manufacturing lineIntegrating Hardware and Software Teams on the benefits of having hardware and software engineers working together.link: The Oxide Supply Chain for insight on how materials impact our manufacturing.Life at OxideWe are very explicit about our values, and they can be seen in daily life at Oxide, for example:Our rigor means we enjoy and take pride in the craft of engineering.Our urgency means that we are not above the judicious short-cut.Our versatility is reflected in our greatest strength: the breadth of our team.Our transparency can be seen in our consensus-driven RFD process.Our responsibility means that we both lead and follow: we have our own domains, but we also help others on their parts.Our curiosity shows in our insatiable desire to learn â and our empathy in our love of teaching others.Our humor is a big part of our daily lives: we are inveterate wise-crackers whose video meetings spill into simultaneous text chat.Working at OxideRemote firstMost of our team are based outside of the Bay Area. We do ask that your workday overlaps with Pacific Time for at least four hours.Flexible working hoursOur families and lives outside of our jobs are very important to us; our schedules are flexible to reflect and support that.Premium healthcareWe offer the best medical PPO, dental, and vision plans we can find and cover 100% of premiums for employees and dependents.Learn moreCompensationEveryone at Oxide makes $275,000 USD, regardless of location. (Some sales positions have a lower base salary and contain a commission component.)Learn moreApply nowAuthentication requiredIt is required that you authenticate with an email in order to apply. You may also read through the materials that we ask every applicant to complete. By clicking log in you agree to the use of cookies that we use to authenticate your session.Log inView materialsApplying for: Hardware Test EngineerResumeShould be a pdf fileUploadMaterialsPlease make a copy of this document and follow the instructions. 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