Lab Operations & Hardware Integration Engineer
$133,120–$143,520 year
On-siteRedmond, Washington, United States
Job Summary
Instrument prototype servers and development platforms using serial consoles, UART interfaces, and debug ports. Install, configure, cable, and validate servers, racks, networking equipment, and supporting lab infrastructure. Support hardware bring-up, system integration, platform validation, and engineering test activities. Diagnose platform, firmware, hardware, networking, and infrastructure issues throughout the development lifecycle. Perform break-fix activities, preventative maintenance, and ongoing system sustainment. Develop and maintain automation scripts using Python, Bash, or PowerShell. Build tools that simplify system deployment, validation, inventory tracking, test execution, and lab workflows. Support rack deployments, hardware installation, cable management, equipment moves, power validation, and environmental readiness. Manage lab inventory, spare components, consumables, development hardware, and test equipment. Assist with switch configuration, subnet and VLAN troubleshooting, connectivity validation, and lab network readiness. Partner with hardware, firmware, silicon, security, validation, networking, infrastructure, and IT teams to resolve technical issues and remove blockers. Maintain clear technical documentation and contribute to process improvements, operational readiness reviews, and lessons learned. Follow established lab safety, ESD, security, access, and hardware-handling procedures.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience supporting hardware development labs, datacenters, manufacturing labs, system integration labs, or hardware validation environments
- Hands-on experience with server hardware, rack integration, system bring-up, deployment, maintenance, and troubleshooting
- Experience using serial communications, UARTs, console access, debug ports, and low-level system debugging techniques
- Experience scripting with Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar languages
- Working knowledge of networking fundamentals, including switching, VLANs, subnets, routing, and connectivity troubleshooting
- Strong troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and problem-solving skills across hardware and infrastructure environments
- Ability to work effectively across engineering, operations, networking, and infrastructure teams
- Ability to work fully onsite to support facility, lab maintenance, and hardware operations
- Ability to satisfy the client's citizenship attestation requirements
- All applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for sponsorship
- Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a reference and background check
Desired Qualifications
- Familiarity with Linux administration and hardware validation environments
- Experience supporting silicon development or platform validation programs
- Experience with oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers, logic analyzers, or other engineering instrumentation
- Experience supporting large-scale cloud, server, AI, or datacenter hardware platforms
- Experience with inventory management systems, automation frameworks, or lab operations tooling
Hiring someone like this?
Get your role in front of qualified candidates on Sorce.