Job Description

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. This Client is an American multinational semiconductor company based in Santa Clara, California, that develops computer processors and related technologies for business and consumer markets. global company that specializes in manufacturing semiconductor devices used in computer processing. The company also produces flash memories, graphics processors, motherboard chip sets, and a variety of components used in consumer electronics goods.

Job Title: GPU System / Firmware Test Validation Engineer

Work Location: Austin, TX, 78728

Duration: 6 Months

Work Type: Temporary Assignment

Job Type: Onsite

Job Description:

THE ROLE:

• The client's Firmware QA Test Development team is looking for an experienced Firmware Test Engineer to design, architect and develop test plans for pre-silicon integrated firmware solutions for components in the Server SOC and GPU.
• The engineer will be responsible for new firmware test plan deliverables.
• This includes reviewing firmware requirements from product spec, collaborating with feature validation teams, lead system engineers and other stake holders to explore and develop system level test plan, working with simulation teams to create requirements for simulation support and finally working with test engineering team on creating list of test cases to test the features out.
• Being successful in developing wholistic test plans will need resolving technical challenges and aligning efforts across engineering teams and business units within the client.

THE PERSON:

• The successful candidate will employ pre/post-silicon test design methodologies, work to develop a deep technical knowledge, and understanding of system BIOS/FW across multiple FW components.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• With a focus on automation, create, execute, and maintain detailed test procedures and test scripts for cutting-edge BIOS firmware, using Python as scripting language
• Using Jenkins automated test environment, various internal hardware test tools, internal software utilities or third-party utilities, capture, and report failures to the firmware development team
• Make sure the tasks are complete with adherence to customers and internal timelines
• Software/firmware test case development, continuous integration, automation, and execution targeting Linux and Windows environments
• Driving technical innovation to improve the client's capabilities across validation, including tool and script development, technical and procedural methodology enhancement, and various internal and cross-functional technical initiatives
• Debugging issues found during the process, bring-up, validation, and production phases of SOC programs
• Working with multiple teams, and tracking test execution to make sure all features are validated and optimized on time
• Work with industry standard tools for debugging software and hardware issues
• Working closely with supporting technical teams
• Engaging in other software/hardware modeling frameworks

These are the must have skills we're looking for:

• Focus on automation, create, execute, and maintain detailed test procedures and test scripts for cutting-edge firmware, using Python as scripting language
• Software/firmware test case development, continuous integration, automation, and execution targeting Linux and Windows environments
• Debugging issues found during the process, bring-up, validation, and production phases of SOC programs
• Working with multiple teams, and tracking test execution to make sure all features are validated and optimized on time

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Python automation, test development and test execution
• Test plan, development, execution; good to have test automation knowledge using python
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Experience in hardware/software interfaces
• Software Programming and scripting experience (Python, bash, C/C++) in Windows and Linux operating systems

Basic networking skills

• Comfortable working on different operating system environments including Windows and Linux
• Knowledge of computer hardware (CPU/APU, graphic cards (GPU), memory, bus logic, and display technologies) and software architecture (driver/bios)

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering required, 5+ years BIOS/Firmware Test Plan Development experience

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

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