Lab Infrastructure Engineer - Systems Engineering

Title - Lab Infrastructure Engineer – Systems Engineering

Location: Redmond, WA Onsite

Experience: 8+ Years

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Lab Infrastructure Engineer to support hardware and systems engineering activities in a fast-paced R&D environment. The role involves prototype device setup, lab infrastructure management, device farm operations, hardware/firmware validation, and troubleshooting.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with prototype hardware, embedded systems, device provisioning, and lab-based testing.

Key Responsibilities

• Set up, configure, and maintain prototype hardware devices and test systems.


• Perform device provisioning, firmware flashing, and configuration updates.


• Maintain lab infrastructure, including racks, devices, cables, and power/network connectivity.


• Manage and monitor device farms supporting automated testing workflows.


• Ensure devices and infrastructure remain operational and ready for CI testing.


• Execute hardware, firmware, functional, regression, performance, and reliability tests.


• Troubleshoot device failures, connectivity issues, and test anomalies.


• Capture logs, investigate failures, perform root-cause analysis, and escalate defects.


• Support prototype bring-up, debugging sessions, and hardware validation cycles.


• Maintain lab inventory, equipment calibration, safety, and documentation.


• Collaborate with Hardware, Firmware, Systems Engineering, and Infrastructure teams.


• Coordinate with third-party vendors for hardware equipment and accessories.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in lab infrastructure, hardware validation, or test lab environments.


• Hands-on experience with consumer electronics, embedded systems, or prototype devices.


• Strong knowledge of device setup, configuration, provisioning, and hardware troubleshooting.


• Familiarity with Linux and command-line operations.


• Ability to analyze logs, document test results, and track issues systematically.


• Experience following structured test procedures in an engineering environment.


• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with device automation environments or CI/CD test infrastructure such as Jenkins.


• Basic scripting knowledge in Python or Shell.


• Exposure to Android/iOS debugging tools such as ADB and Logcat.


• Familiarity with networking, device provisioning, and lab-scale hardware setups.


• Experience with AR/VR, wearable devices, or consumer hardware R&D environments.

Education

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in:

• Electrical/Electronics Engineering


• Computer Engineering


• Computer Science

Work Environment

• Onsite, 5 days per week in Redmond, WA.


• Fast-paced hardware R&D environment with rapid development and testing cycles.


• Flexibility to support debugging activities and time-sensitive validation schedules.