Hardware Test Engineer (Xbox Hardware)

Quick Facts

• Role: Hardware Test Engineer (Xbox Hardware)
• Location: Redmond, Washington (Puget Sound, WA)
• Type: Contract
• Schedule: 8am–5pm
• Pay: $48.67–$58.67 per hour
• Education: Bachelor’s

Description

Support next-generation gaming hardware by performing hands-on voltage regulator, power, thermal, and performance testing in a hardware laboratory. Execute design verification across operating conditions, characterize system behavior, and collaborate with engineers to design quality into world-class hardware.

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute, and validate voltage regulator tests (efficiency, line/load regulation, ripple/noise, load transients, startup/shutdown)
• Construct bench test setups; select instruments and probing techniques; characterize system behavior across workloads and input conditions
• Develop and maintain Python scripts for automated data acquisition, instrument control, and repeatable test execution
• Measure power hands-on and use software tools to capture telemetry, thermal, and performance data
• Run functional, stress, and system-level hardware design verification testing; identify test tool requirements and participate in design reviews
• Isolate, root-cause, track, and document complex hardware bugs; verify fixes with development engineers
• Analyze lab data to separate hardware issues from measurement artifacts; publish reproducible test reports with plots and data tables

Requirements

• 3+ years of hands-on electrical or hardware laboratory testing experience
• Strong working knowledge of lab instruments: oscilloscopes, passive/differential/current probes, electronic loads, digital multimeters (DMMs), and benchtop power supplies
• Direct experience characterizing and validating voltage regulator circuits
• Practical Python scripting skills for test automation, data acquisition, and bench instrument control
• Hands-on experience with power measurements, thermal/performance data collection, and device telemetry
• Strong technical report writing and data analysis skills for clean, reproducible documentation
• Ability to work 100% onsite, 5 days per week, in Puget Sound, WA

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, life insurance, short-term disability, and 401K (eligibility-based)