Electrical Design Verification Test Engineer

Arista Networks is an industry leader in data-driven, client to cloud networking for large data center, campus and routing environments. Our switch systems have touched every corner of the market - from the data centers of the world’s largest cloud-computing companies to your local university’s server room, and every application in between. We design virtually all the hardware and software that goes into our products and it’s a badge we wear proudly. Our team is composed of experienced management and industry-leading engineering talent. Arista offers great benefits, work-life balance, and an environment that will challenge you to make a name for yourself in this industry.

Job Description

We are seeking candidates who take pride in driving and sustaining product development through manufacturing.This team is the Electrical Design Validation Testing team, responsible for ensuring functionality of electrical components of Arista products. This role will be responsible for writing software scripts that automates the testing of Arista products, and supports the Design Verification team with testing: 2/3 of time spent testing, other 1/3 programming/writing scripts.Perform Electrical orHardwareDesign Verification Tests (EDVT or DVT)Configure electrical test equipment and Arista Network SwitchesDevelop and execute system andcomponentlevel test plansDevelop and execute Python test scripts to perform EDVTSupport sustaining qualificationFind and resolve EDVT issues early in the development cycle by actively working with the diagnostic and hardware design teamsClosely interface/engage with cross functional product teams (HW, SW, NPIE, MFG, PM) to address any EDVT dependencies to meet the project milestones

Qualifications

2-5+ years of hands on industry experience inhardware/electricalvalidation(Networking - Cisco/Juniper great; Electronics/Devices/Storage/etc.is good)SMBus/PCIE knowledge (protocol device on the system that communicates with differentperipherals, this is related to Electrical Engineering)Hardware experience required: Debugging FRUs (optics, DAC, power supplies, etc), lab experience with electrical test equipment (Keysight DCA, Chroma power meters)Experience with IEEE 802.3 C2M spec and test methodologyStrong understanding of electrical eye diagrams for NRZ and Pam4 signalingProven experiencemultitasking projects(4-5 at the same time)Experience working inLinuxenvironments (Unix/Windows ok)Experience scripting ability(Pythonpreferred; Shell/TCL/Except ok)Need to have proven experience creating scripts from scratch thatconnect various servers/devices together,notjust modifying single lines of code.Fundamental understanding of OOP, and data analytics libraries (Pandas, Numpy, Matplotlib)Excellent knowledge of complex system level debugging and root cause analysis(i.e. understanding interrelated components working together in hardware and finding the issue that is causing an error)Abilityto carry and move 15-30 pounds (for transporting/handling large systems/hardware)Electrical Engineering and/or Computer Science DegreeNice to have skills:Experience in Telnet/SSH - a way to connect to computers/servers remotelyFamiliar with PCB schematics and board layoutPlease Note - This role is NOT Software QA, but is for hardware validation.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

This is a one year contract to hire role, with hourly pay range $65 to $105 per hour. The actual pay offered will be based on a wide range of factors, including skills, qualifications, relevant experience, and US location.