Systems Test Engineer, HPC & AI Systems
This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.
Who We Are
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today's complex world.
Job Description
High Performance Computing, AI and Labs is a critical element of HPE. We are focused on delivering innovative solutions that accelerate our customers' digital transformation, enabling them to tackle their complex, and data-intensive workloads. Combining deep expertise and the development of the world's most cutting-edge, high-performance supercomputers, is defining the next era of computing delivering valuable insight & innovation.
What you'll do
•You are a hands-on systems engineer who enjoys solving complex integration problems across hardware, software, firmware, operating systems, networking, and storage.
•You are motivated by working on leading-edge hardware and HPC technologies that support next-generation AI development and applications.
•You understand the importance of validating complex integrated systems before release to help protect customer uptime, reliability, and overall experience.
•You look for opportunities to identify product issues early, strengthen test coverage, improve automation, and increase release readiness.
•You work effectively across engineering, program, product, vendor, and global test teams to drive issues to resolution.
•You communicate clearly about technical issues, risks, status, and recommendations with both technical teams and leadership.
What you need to bring
Knowledge and Skills
•Hands-on experience with HPE HPC platforms, including Industry Standard Server, storage, and networking products.
•Strong working knowledge of Linux operating systems, including Red Hat, SLES, Ubuntu, and related certification or validation processes.
•Understanding of hardware and software interactions in complex server, storage, networking, and integrated systems environments.
•Experience developing, executing, and improving test strategies for complex product releases.
•Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills for complex issues in collaboration with engineering, product, and test teams.
•Familiarity with automated test execution, test tools, and validation frameworks.
•Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-moving product development environment.
•Ability to work effectively in a global, culturally diverse engineering team.
•Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts, issues, and recommendations.
•Bash scripting experience required to support system test execution and troubleshooting.
•Python experience preferred for test support, log analysis, and validation efficiency improvements.
•Knowledge of Redfish commands, RESTful APIs, and JSON is a plus.
Responsibilities
•Validate complex system configurations across servers, accelerators, storage, networking, firmware, operating systems, and management interfaces used in HPC environments.
•Translate product requirements and feature changes into validation strategies that improve test coverage, identify integration risks early, and provide clear release-readiness feedback to engineering and program teams.
•Analyze, debug, and drive resolution of issues discovered during integrated systems testing.
•Support Linux OS certification and submission activities with vendors such as Red Hat, SUSE, and Ubuntu.
•Execute testing in local and remote lab environments and coordinate automated test execution across global teams.
•Partner with product development, program management, product management, technical leads, and third-party vendors to resolve development and release issues.
•Use test tools, automation support, and process improvements to improve validation efficiency for current and next-generation HPE HPC products.
•Communicate with management and development partners on system requirements, test plan status, project progress, risks, and issue resolution.
•Train, guide, and support onshore and offshore test teams in test setup, execution, and result triage.
•Mentor less-experienced staff members and contribute to overall team capability.
Education and Experience Required
•Bachelor's or master's degree in either Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or an equivalent technical field.
•Minimum 6 years of relevant experience in systems engineering, software engineering, test engineering, platform validation, or related technical roles.
Accessibility
HPE is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities. If you believe you require accommodation during any stage of the application or interview process, please submit your request by completing the secure form linked in the posting.
What We Can Offer You
•Health & Wellbeing — a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports physical, financial and emotional wellbeing for team members and their loved ones.
•Personal & Professional Development — specific programs catered to helping you reach your career goals, whether becoming a knowledge expert in your field or applying your skills to another division.
•Unconditional Inclusion — an inclusive work culture celebrating individual uniqueness, with flexibility to manage work and personal needs.
