Product Test Engineer Job in San Jose, California Us
Company Statement
As a leading storage technology company, Hitachi GST traces its roots to the invention of the hard disk more than 50 years ago. Today we are an integrated producer of hard disk drives spanning research of advanced technologies, to industry-leading design and development through precision manufacturing processes.
We offer a broad range of products to satisfy the needs of our customers, including consumers, small businesses and large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). We have approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and manufacturing locations in Mexico, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and China. Development laboratories are located in San Jose, CA and Rochester, MN, USA; and in Odawara and Fujisawa, Japan. Our sales and technical support offices are strategically located throughout Europe, Asia and North America.
Responsibilities Drive new product test activies
Test coordinator for products under development
- Drive new product test activities by program
- Generate maintain test qualification plans
Test script development
- Communication with Development Product Test engineers
- Test layout definition, creation, debug qualification of script
- Design of experiments
Execute day-to-day activities
- Tester status, test start/stop, load/unload parts, status reporting
Perform data analysis
- Summarize test results, analyze for key failure mechanisms trends
- Collect supporting failure information, create problem reports
- Assist in failure recreation fix validation
Assist with tools development
- Help identify opportunities for improvement
-Coordinate with team for tool design
-Review tool effectiveness
Responsible for team communications
- Handle communication within group with development
- Attend meetings represent PTL’s interests
-Gauge program progress based on results Qualifications Basic PC usage skills (Win/Mac, Office Products, mail clients, …)
Programming skills (Linux, C++, JAVA)
Basic lab equipment (Power supplies, oscilloscopes, meters, …)
Basic engineering skills (Design, schematics, layout, …)
Able to handle tasks independently
- Self initiator
- Good problem solving skills
- Able to organize multiple tasks
Good communication skills across multiple teams
- Able to coordinate activities with multiple engineers
- Able to clearly express ideas or needs
- Able to document findings/conclusions in a clear, organized way
- Ability to present findings/conclusions in front of others
Strong analytic skills
- Ability to sort many variables and inputs for conclusions
- Ability to debug / isolate source of failure
Experience with HDD/SSD devices a plus Equal Employment Opportunity It is the intent of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies to hire the best-qualified candidates for opportunities within the company, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, and military status. However, applicant eligibility for employment-authorized immigration status, temporary or permanent, will be considered. Any subsequent sponsorship for permanent residence is at the sole discretion of Hitachi GST management, and is based on job performance, contribution, and business requirements.
