Lead Hardware / Software Test Development Engineer

At Jabil (NYSE: JBL), we are proud to be a trusted partner for the world's top brands, offering comprehensive engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing solutions. With 60 years of experience across industries and a vast network of over 100 sites worldwide, Jabil combines global reach with local expertise to deliver both scalable and customized solutions. Our commitment extends beyond business success as we strive to build sustainable processes that minimize environmental impact and foster vibrant and diverse communities around the globe.
How will you make an impact?  -

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Jabil is seeking a Lead Hardware/ Software Test Development Engineer who will directly contribute to the validation test solutions in place for server hardware manufacturing facilities. You will play a vital role in ensuring the quality and reliability of hardware products in a large-scale production environment.

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You will be responsible for contributing to the end-to-end architecture, definition, development and production deployment of production software applications and infrastructure spanning multiple customers and manufacturing regions.

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You will also be responsible for interfacing with internal engineering, manufacturing and quality teams and our end customers to ensure your software deliverables meet the rigorous standards of Jabil ’s world-class manufacturing environments.

What will you do?
Test System Development

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Design and develop test systems specifically for hardware validation within high-volume manufacturing environments, including server-level (L10) and rack-level (L11/L12) systems.

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This includes creating test plans, test cases, and test scripts to assess the functionality and performance of hardware components or devices such as

- motherboard,

- memory,

- CPU,

- storage (SSD, HDD, NVMe) and

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PCIE devices (NIC, GPU, Mezz cards, RAID cards)

Test Software Development
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Create, validate, release, and maintain test software and scripts that automate the testing process. This software may include code for controlling test equipment, collecting and analyzing data, and generating test reports

Test Sustaining
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Support and maintenance for the manufacturing server (L10) and rack (L11-L12) level test software and infrastructure deployed at our production facilities, including the implementation of minor system configuration changes (new product variants or revisions)

Documentation
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Maintain comprehensive manufacturing server (L10) and rack (L11-L12) documentation of test procedures, specifications, and Infrastructure

Collaboration
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Work closely with cross-functional teams, including hardware engineers, manufacturing engineers, and quality assurance personnel, to ensure alignment of testing requirements and quality standards

Education  
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BS degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field is preferred. Relevant experience will also be considered.

Experience  
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Minimum of 5-8 years’ experience in a role related to manufacturing test development/sustaining with enterprise server, storage or networking products is required.

Programming/scripting languages

- Python,

- Java,

- BASH,

- C, C++, experience a plus

Linux development expertise with a solid understanding of its fundamentals

- CentOS

- Ubuntu

Hardware and API solutions for controlling, managing and stressing L10 devices (servers, network and storage SSDs, NVMe)

- IPMI,

- Redfish,

- mprime,

- FIO,

- Linpack,

- ptugen,

- memtester,

- iperf

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Creation and configuration (DHCP, PXE boot, nginx) of Virtual Machines (VMs) using VMWare

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities  

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A combination of Education, training and experience will be considered

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Excellent verbal and written communication skills

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Experience with server hardware interaction, validation, and configuration.

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This role requires hands-on experience with hardware-based validation and manufacturing test systems. Candidates whose ex