Hardware Lab Technician

Hardware Lab Technician

This role has been designed as ''Onsite' with an expectation that you will primarily work from an HPE office.

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Job Description:

Hardware Lab Technician

ONSITE (5 days a week): Sunnyvale, CA

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Networking is seeking a hands-on Hardware Lab Technician to support the development and bring-up of new hardware prototypes.

This role is part of the Lab Support team and is critical to enabling product development and design engineering by managing prototype boards, systems, lab infrastructure, and asset tracking.

Role Overview

As a Hardware Lab Technician, you will play a key role in maintaining lab operations, supporting engineering teams, and ensuring that prototype development and testing environments run efficiently.

This position is ideal for someone who enjoys working closely with hardware systems and thrives in a dynamic lab setting.

Key Responsibilities


* Maintain and repair lab equipment as issues arise


* Coordinate maintenance and repair of DVT (Design Verification Test) chambers


* Upgrade, manage, and track lab infrastructure and assets


* Maintain and improve lab processes, policies, and procedures


* Support Manufacturing Test Engineering lab activities


* Assemble, test, verify, troubleshoot, and rework hardware prototypes


* Build and troubleshoot test fixtures, cabling, and adapters


* Perform failure analysis for contract manufacturers and field teams


* Support lab management tasks, including system installation and procurement of supplies


* Operate thermal test chambers (load systems, monitor tests, and assist users)


* Ensure all work complies with TL9000 quality standards


* Provide support to remote teams and partners (occasional domestic/international travel may be required)


* Lift up to 45 lbs as needed

Basic Qualifications


* Minimum 5 years of experience managing an engineering lab and lab network


* Recent experience (within the past 5 years) in lab design and power planning


* At least 3 years of experience with lab equipment calibration, including budgeting and purchase orders


* At least 3 years of experience in asset tracking, budget planning, and lab process development


* Minimum 3 years of hands-o...