Job Family: General Technology Services - Electronics Manufacturing Automation
Job Profile Title: Lead. Software Test Development Engineer for Hardware Manufacturing
Location/Division Specific Information – Austin, TX/ USA- Remote
How will you make an impact? -
Jabil is seeking a Lead 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.
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.
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: Design and develop test systems and procedures for hardware validation during the manufacturing processes. 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 PCIE devices (NIC, GPU, Mezz cards, RAID cards)
- Test Software Development: 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: 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: Maintain comprehensive manufacturing server (L10) and rack (L11-L12) documentation of test procedures, specifications, and Infrastructure
- Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including hardware engineers, manufacturing engineers, and quality assurance personnel, to ensure alignment on testing requirements and quality standards
Education:
- BS degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field is preferred. Relevant experience will also be considered.
Experience:
- 5-8 years’ experience in a software role related to manufacturing test development/sustaining with enterprise server, storage or networking products is required
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
- A combination of Education, training and experience will be considered
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience with server hardware interaction, validation, and configuration.
- Experience in 2-3 of the core skills below is required, with expectation to expand skillset as workload requires:
- Programming/scripting languages: Python, BASH, experience with C, C++, Java 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
- Creation and configuration (DHCP, PXE boot, apache, nginx) of Virtual Machines (VMs) using VMWare
- Leading edge networking systems, hardware, software and protocols including but not limited to enterprise ethernet datacenter switching/routing L1, L2, and L3 (BGP, DHCP Relay, ECMP). Arista CloudVision is a plus
- Experience with code versioning tools (Git preferred)
- Strong knowledge of professional software engineering practices for the complete software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
- Experience working in a multi-site and multi-cultural environments
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 10%
Preferred Qualifications:
Master’s Degree in EE/CE, Computer Science is preferred
10+ years of experience in the electronics manufacturing industry
Experience with test architecture design and methodology
Experience with hyperscale customers and environments
Experience with 5+ of the core skills described above is preferred
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Skills Required
- 5-8 years in software role related to manufacturing test development/sustaining with enterprise server, storage or networking products
- Experience with server hardware interaction, validation, and configuration
- Experience with programming/scripting languages (Python, BASH); C, C++, Java a plus
- Linux development expertise (CentOS/Ubuntu)
- Familiarity with hardware control and stress tools (IPMI, Redfish, mprime, FIO, Linpack, ptugen, memtester, iperf)
- Creation and configuration of VMs and services (DHCP, PXE boot, Apache, Nginx) using VMWare
- Knowledge of datacenter networking and protocols (L1-L3, BGP, DHCP Relay, ECMP); Arista CloudVision a plus
- Experience with code versioning tools (Git) and professional software engineering practices (SDLC, code reviews, build processes, testing, operations)
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 10%
- BS degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field
- Master's Degree in EE/CE or Computer Science
- 10+ years of experience in the electronics manufacturing industry
- Experience with test architecture design and methodology
- Experience with hyperscale customers and environments
- Experience with 5+ of the listed core skills
Jabil Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is positioned as comprehensive, with medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, and HRA/HSA plan options appearing consistently across role materials. Wellbeing support is also included via EAP access and additional wellbeing-oriented time such as mental-health days in some U.S. postings.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) with company match and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, which together strengthen long-term savings potential. Additional financial upside is supported in some roles through profit sharing and performance/quarterly bonus structures.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing and lifestyle add-ons extend beyond core insurance, including tuition reimbursement, commuter benefits, pet insurance, adoption assistance, and employee assistance resources. Community-oriented benefits such as a paid Day of Service can add perceived non-cash value alongside standard rewards.
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