Hardware Verification Engineer
Location: Solon, OH
Purpose of Position
Tektronix is seeking an entry-level Hardware Verification Engineer to join our team and support the testing of our Precision DC test and measurement equipment. This role is ideal for a curious, detail-oriented engineer early in their career who is eager to learn and grow in a collaborative, cross-functional environment. You’ll work closely with hardware, software, applications, manufacturing, and quality teams to help ensure our products meet functional, performance, and system-level validation requirements.
Key Responsibilities
• Develop test procedures and associated documentation, with guidance from senior engineers, to validate hardware requirements.
• Execute test procedures, document results, and troubleshoot issues in collaboration with design and sustainment engineering teams.
• Write automated test programs to improve test efficiency and coverage.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand testing requirements and dependencies, develop test schedules, provide status updates, and communicate final results.
• Design and build test fixtures used in hardware validation.
• Maintain and organize test equipment, fixtures, and supporting hardware.
• Utilize appropriate tools, equipment, and environments to perform validation activities.
• Continuously learn and apply best practices in test, automation, and validation.
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent Education/ practical experience).
• Basic understanding of electronic hardware concepts (analog and digital).
• Familiarity with test and measurement equipment (e.g., multimeters, power supplies, oscilloscopes).
• Introductory programming skills (e.g., Python, C++, C, C#, or similar) with interest in automation.
• Familiarity with Excel for data analysis.
• Strong attention to detail and willingness to learn.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.
• Good organizational and communication skills, including the ability to document technical work.
Preferred Qualifications
• Internship or academic project experience related to hardware validation or testing.
• Exposure to automated testing or scripting.
• Basic understanding of statistics and data analysis.
• Experience working in lab environments.
• Working knowledge of source control tools (e.g., Git).
• Exposure to VB.NET.
• Experience creating wiring diagrams for basic test setups.
• Basic understanding of PCB design and EDA tools.
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