Hardware Test Engineer 3 - Xbox Hardware

job summary:

Join the Xbox hardware development team to support next-generation gaming hardware through hands-on voltage regulator, power, thermal, and performance testing. You will work directly in the hardware laboratory executing design verification, characterizing system behavior across operating conditions, and collaborating with fellow engineers to design quality into world-class gaming hardware.

location: Redmond, Washington job type: Contract salary: $48.67 - 58.67 per hour work hours: 8am to 5pm education: Bachelors

responsibilities:

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Plan, execute, and validate voltage regulator tests (efficiency, line/load regulation, ripple/noise, load transients, and startup/shutdown behavior).
• Construct bench test setups, select appropriate instruments and probing techniques, and characterize hardware behavior across various workloads and input conditions.
• Develop and maintain Python scripts for automated data acquisition, test bench instrument control, and repeatable test execution.
• Measure power hands-on and utilize software tools to capture telemetry, thermal, and performance data.
• Perform 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, verifying fixes alongside development engineers.
• Analyze lab data rigorously, separate hardware findings from measurement artifacts, and publish clear, reproducible test reports with plots and data tables.

qualifications:

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

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.

Demonstrated hands-on experience with power measurements, thermal/performance data collection, and device telemetry.

Solid technical report writing and data analysis skills, capable of producing clean, reproducible documentation.

Must be able to work 100% onsite 5 days per week in Puget Sound, WA.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's or advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline.

Experience with LCR meters and high-speed circuit probing techniques.

Familiarity with firmware engineering concepts and system-level computing architectures.

skills:

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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.