Hardware Lab Test Engineer
Groq
Full-time
Remote
Worldwide
$167,900 - $239,100 USD yearly
Hardware Lab Test Engineer
Mission: You will be responsible for setting up, maintaining, and operating lab equipment used for testing and validating high-performance hardware systems. You will collaborate with design engineers, validation teams, and manufacturing to ensure our products meet the highest quality and reliability standards before release.
Responsibilities & opportunities in this role:
Hardware Testing & Validation
- Develop and execute test plans for electronic components, PCB’s and system-level-assemblies.
- Perform functional, performance and environmental testing using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power supplies and other instrumentation.
- Collect and analyze test data to identify root causes of failures or performance deviations.
Technical Support
- Support HW design, bring-up and validation activities by preparing workstations, test setups and prototypes.
- Assist engineers with hardware builds, soldering, rework, and board-level troubleshooting as needed.
- Implement and improve processes for hardware prototype tracking and test documentation.
Lab Operations & Maintenance
- Maintain and calibrate test equipment, ensuring the lab remains organized and compliant with safety standards.
- Manage hardware inventory, including prototypes, test boards, and lab assets.
- Support setup and teardown of test benches, racks, and measurement systems.
- Generate detailed test reports and communicate results to cross-functional teams.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with hardware design, validation, and manufacturing engineers to improve test coverage and debug hardware issues.
- Provide feedback to design teams to enhance product reliability and manufacturability.
Ideal candidates have/are:
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 5+ years of experience in a hardware test, validation, or engineering lab management role.
- Strong hands-on experience with lab instrumentation (oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, multimeters, etc.).
- Solid understanding of electronics fundamentals (digital, analog, and power systems).
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
Preferred:
- Proficiency in test scripting or automation (e.g., Python, LabVIEW, MATLAB).
- Experience with high-speed digital interfaces (PCIe, DDR, Ethernet, etc.).
- Familiarity with hardware validation workflows for ASICs, FPGAs, or embedded systems.
- Knowledge of thermal, mechanical, or environmental testing.
- Experience working in a production or prototype hardware lab environment.
- Familiarity with data acquisition systems or measurement automation frameworks.
- Experience designing scalable lab automation frameworks.
- Familiarity with safety and ESD standards in lab environments.
- Strong organizational and documentation skills.
- Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
- Attention to detail and a proactive attitude toward troubleshooting and process improvement.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple test activities concurrently.
Attributes of a Groqstar:
- Humility - Egos are checked at the door
- Collaborative & Team Savvy - We make up the smartest person in the room, together
- Growth & Giver Mindset - Learn it all versus know it all, we share knowledge generously
- Curious & Innovative - Take a creative approach to projects, problems, and design
- Passion, Grit, & Boldness - no limit thinking, fueling informed risk taking
If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!
Why join Groq? You will leave your fingerprint on civilization. AI will change humanity, forever, and Groq’s LPUs will be what powers AI. The industrial revolution began in France and Italy, but England won. England won because they had the cheapest coal. We’re transitioning from an energy society to an intelligence society, and that society is going to run on LLM tokens. In that world, Groq has the cheapest tokens. Since we will be powering AI from an early stage, you will have an impact on civilization.
Compensation: At Groq, a competitive base salary is part of our comprehensive compensation package, which includes equity and benefits. For this role, the base salary range is $167,900 to $239,100, determined by your location, skills, qualifications, experience and internal benchmarks. This range is specific to roles in the United States, compensation for candidates outside the USA will be dependent on the local market.
Location: Groq is a geo-agnostic company meaning you work where you are. Exceptional candidates will thrive in asynchronous partnerships and remote collaboration methods. Some roles may require being located near our primary sites, which will be indicated in the job description.
At Groq: Our goal is to hire and promote an exceptional workforce as diverse as the global populations we serve. Groq is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, inclusion, and belonging in all aspects of our organization. We value and celebrate diversity in thought, beliefs, talent, expression, and backgrounds. We know that our individual differences make us better.