Introduction
IBM has a world class Hardware Compliance engineering team located in Rochester MN that supports product testing from nearly every IBM hardware product. Hardware Compliance has responsibility for assuring that IBM's products are designed to comply with in every country IBM does business with. Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) is adherence to FCC regulations. Product Safety is conformance to Hazard Based Standards supported by underwriters such as UL. Energy Efficiency is conformance to various energy regulations such as U.S. Energy Star and EU Lot 9.
IBM Hardware Compliance has an immediate need for a hardware engineer. This position is expected to perform physical duties as well as technical duties. The entry level engineer will work at the direction of others supporting various needs for keeping our lab testing product. The position will be a mix of hardware testing and hardware bring up - building hardware, configuring systems, installing OS, installing exercise programs and ensuring the system is ready for engineer to test. This entry level position is expected to learn on the job and advance their skills and grow.
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Your role and responsibilities
Your Role and Responsibilities
What you will do
- Work in an agile, collaborative environment to understand requirements, and support testing innovative products and support engineering compliance
- Perform EMC testing of hardware products at the direction of senior engineers.
- Work to accommodate changing priorities in a fast paced environment. You will need to be flexible and adaptable.
- Grow within the job, meeting milestones that measure ability progress and knowledge gained.
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Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise
Required skills
- Background or familiarity with hardware and/or computers
- Ability to follow hardware test plans/schedules centered around EMC and/or Product Safety testing requirements
- Ability to create and follow test processes thoroughly and precisely.
- Ability to communicate with various development groups to provide guidance and to resolve failure situations
- Strong teamwork skills
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a larger design team
- Ability to learn basic computer hardware configuration and maintenance
- Ability to learn basic IT Administration of assembling hardware, configuration of hardware, installation of OS and basic knowledge of scripting and administration
- Ability to read, understand and follow standards.
Preferred technical and professional experience
Desired skills
- Previous EMC or Product Safety experience.
- IT Administration skills of IBM Power hardware and IBM storage hardware
- Skills with electronic monitoring and testing devices used in Electromagnetic Compatibility testing and Product Safety
- Ability to work across teams and support IT administration for other test engineers in a hardware testing team. This is not a data center with end customers, the customers are engineers that work on early build hardware.
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OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS
IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:
- Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being
- Financial programs such as 401(k), the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs
- Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law
- Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals
- Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences
We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.
This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.
IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.
The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.