Systems Test Engineer II
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.
Role Impact
This role supports HPE's work on leading-edge hardware and advanced HPC technologies that enable the next generation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) development and applications. The engineer plays a key role in validating complex integrated systems before release, helping identify product issues that could affect customer uptime, reliability, and overall experience.
By strengthening test coverage, improving release readiness, and working effectively across engineering, program, product, vendor, and global test teams, this role directly contributes to the quality and success of HPE's HPC & AI product portfolio.
About You
•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.
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 would be a plus.
•Understanding of hardware and software interactions in complex server, storage, networking, and integrated systems environments.
•Experience executing and improving test strategies for complex product releases.
•Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills for complex issues in collaboration with engineering 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.
•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.
Education and Experience Required
•Bachelor's or master's degree in either Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or an equivalent technical field.
•Typically requires 2–4 years of relevant experience in systems engineering, software engineering, test engineering, platform validation, or related technical roles.
What We Can Offer You
•Health & Wellbeing: a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.
•Personal & Professional Development: programs catered to helping you reach your career goals.
•Unconditional Inclusion: an inclusive culture celebrating individual uniqueness, with flexibility to manage work and personal needs.
The expected salary/wage range for this position is provided below. Actual offer may vary from this range based upon geographic location, work experience, education/training, and/or skill level. United States of America: Annual Salary USD 95,000 - 218,500 in Texas. The listed salary range reflects base salary. Variable incentives may also be offered.
