Title: Test Rack Technician
Duration: Full time
Location: Oakland, CA
Why a test rack technician
There is a fair amount of mechanical work needed to build, install and maintain the DSE test rack. The DSE Test Rack requires mechanical assembly and maintenance in order to enable test workstreams. Having software engineers perform this work is not a great role-fit and hence we want to staff this function exclusively.
What will they do all day
We (teams across DSE) would like to leverage technicians to build and manage the nodes on the test rack.

Skills: read error messages, navigate linux command line, swap components without impacting test fixtures

• Ensure that we can have our infrastructure up and running for teams to run tests
• Take ownership of the debug and triage process of keeping nodes healthy What will you be doing:
• Building Square hardware nodes Assemble Bundles of Hardware (cables, USB hubs, power supplies, and PCBs) in a consistent manner to ensure that the bundle will provide reliable test signal
• Detecting node failures (and tracking status)
• Check web interface for node health
• Run test scripts from connected laptop
• Not scared of or can learn to use the command line
• Read test log and identify failures
• Establish hypotheses and set up experiments to test for failing components
• Catalog failing components by SN and failure mode
• Fixing broken nodes
• Bonus! Can update scripts when necessary
• Identify Failing Components swap components in order to achieve a reliable test system
• Run standard and non-standard validations to ensure that the test bundle meets the SW engineer teams’ needs Stretch goals:
• Skills: validate new firmware on components, run test scripts on boards
• Skills: Can write,understand and debug simple scrip

Assemble hardware test fixtures (required)
Skills: screwdriver, following assembly instructions, handling PCBs
Investigate failures and repair test bundles to return them to service (required)

Skills: read error messages, navigate linux command line, swap components without impacting test fixtures

• Ensure that we can have our infrastructure up and running for teams to run tests
• Take ownership of the debug and triage process of keeping nodes healthy What will you be doing:
• Building Square hardware nodes Assemble Bundles of Hardware (cables, USB hubs, power supplies, and PCBs) in a consistent manner to ensure that the bundle will provide reliable test signal
• Detecting node failures (and tracking status)
• Check web interface for node health
• Run test scripts from connected laptop
• Not scared of or can learn to use the command line
• Read test log and identify failures
• Establish hypotheses and set up experiments to test for failing components
• Catalog failing components by SN and failure mode
• Fixing broken nodes
• Bonus! Can update scripts when necessary
• Identify Failing Components swap components in order to achieve a reliable test system
• Run standard and non-standard validations to ensure that the test bundle meets the SW engineer teams’ needs Stretch goals:
• Skills: validate new firmware on components, run test scripts on boards
• Skills: Can write,understand and debug simple script

Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: $100.00 - $130.00 per year
Work Location: In perso