Hardware Engineer I
UNICOM ENGINEERING INC · Engineering Plano TX - PLANO, TX 75074
SUMMARY:
Experienced engineering professional specializing in enterprise server hardware, system validation, and advanced cooling technologies. Responsible for server provisioning, hardware integration, testing, troubleshooting, automation, and reliability qualification while supporting product development, manufacturing readiness, and cross-functional engineering initiatives. Demonstrates strong technical leadership, problem-solving skills, and expertise in enterprise computing platforms, firmware, operating systems, and laboratory testing environments.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provision, configure, validate, and maintain enterprise server platforms, including operating systems (Windows, Linux), BIOS, BMC, firmware, networking, storage, and related hardware and software environments.
- Set up, maintain, and support engineering laboratories, test benches, validation environments, equipment, and inventory.
- Prepare and configure enterprise servers for air-cooled, immersion-cooled, direct-to-chip liquid cooling, and other advanced thermal test environments.
- Perform hardware assembly, integration, upgrades, modifications, soldering, cable fabrication, thermal component installation, and rework activities supporting product development and validation.
- Operate laboratory and test equipment, including oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, power supplies, logic analyzers, signal generators, thermal measurement equipment, and data acquisition systems.
- Maintain accurate test records, engineering logs, and technical documentation.
- Analyze and troubleshoot server, subsystem, and component-level issues, perform root-cause investigations, and recommend corrective actions.
- Create and maintain automation scripts using Python, Bash, PowerShell, Shell scripting, or similar tools to improve testing and data collection efficiency.
- Support manufacturing builds, pilot production, qualification testing, and product transition activities.
- Interpret and create schematics, engineering drawings, block diagrams, assembly instructions, and technical documentation.
- Support regulatory and compliance testing activities, including EMC/EMI, safety, environmental, and product certification requirements.
- Provide technical guidance to engineering technicians and support coordination of project activities within cross-functional engineering teams.
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to support product development, validation, and issue resolution.
- Ensure compliance with all laboratory safety requirements, company policies, and engineering best practices.
- Participate in engineering design reviews and provide technical recommendations related to server hardware, cooling systems, validation strategies, and product improvements.
- Lead small to medium technical projects and coordinate activities across engineering, operations, suppliers, and manufacturing teams.
- Maintain confidentiality of proprietary company information, engineering data, designs, customer information, and intellectual property in accordance with company policies.
- Learn about company’s business as appropriate. Shows up to work on time and attends work as scheduled.
- All other duties as requested by supervisor or department head.