Lab Engineer

Company Info
High Tech Genesis
Ottawa, ON, Canada

Phone: 6136675586
Web Site: https://hightechgenesis.com/

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Title:

Lab Engineer

Location:

San Francisco, CA 

Job ID:

85498
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Job Description:

High Tech Genesis is currently seeking a skilled Lab Engineer who will help manage a secured VxWorks and Helix Hypervisor lab environment.  You would be managing a variety of targets and lab infrastructure by installing, cabling, configuring, hardening infrastructure, securing services, and collecting artifacts that comply with documentation requirements. 
 
This person will lead with expertise in:
  • Strong understanding of electronics, networking, embedded hardware, desktop and server hardware, interfaces, drives, NICs, cabling (power, serial, USB, network, video).
  • Understand IPMI, ipmitool, serial redirection, SOL, RS232, USB serial, IPMI over SSH.
  • Understand server and target hardware, CPU architectures, RAM types and speeds, SATA, SAS, NVMe. M.2, PCIe, PCI slots, BIOS settings, memory channels, and configuration for system performance. A+ cert is not required but certainly an asset.
  • Update and configure various firmware of potentially any device on a system.
  • Use dd/copy to write new software images onto USB/Flash/Disk/SD cards.
  • Work with a wide variety of embedded systems such as ARM, Intel, and PowerPC from vendors like NXP, Intel, SiFive, Beagle Bone, Samsung, Texas Instruments and Xilinx.
  • Have a strong understanding of network configuration in Linux and network routers via CLI e.g.: VLANs, VLAN tagging, L3 routing, OSPF, LACP, LLDP, storm control, ARP, ACLs.
  • Manage PDUs, terminal servers and KVM connectivity.
  • Strong proficiency in Linux. Be able to resolve network issues, collect system data, debug and configure services.
  • Update and validate inventory using various tools like NetBox.
  • Be skilled with vi/vim, emacs or another Linux editor. Understand the basics of vi for restricted systems.
  • Understand SSL Certificates, SSH and key based authentication.
  • Understand IP networking concepts like TCP, UDP, ICMP, unicast, multicast, broadcast LLDP, VLANs, LACP, L2, L3 etc. Dell OS10 knowledge is an asset.
  • Must be a self-starter and have the research skills to find solutions to obscure problems but you can still reach out to the team as needed.
  • Have good eye for visual design and can create/update network diagrams to convey network configurations clearly and professionally.
  • Preferred: experience with Confluence, Jira (Kanban and sprint), SharePoint, Visio, Acrobat Pro, VxWorks, VxWorks bootloaders and/or our Helix hypervisor.
 
Required skills and experience:
  • Computer Science, Computer Networking, Electrical Eng., or IT degree/diploma
  • Self-starter and commitment
  • 6-10 years of relevant experience with computers, networking, lab infrastructure, racks and embedded systems.
  • Strong networking background and able to work with various networking interfaces both copper and fiber.
  • Be able to occasionally lift and install heavy servers, PDUs and other lab infrastructure. Physically move, and unbox systems and targets, install shelving and systems into racks with/without cage nuts.
  • Work carefully on delicate embedded systems with ESD sensitive devices.  Have hardware experience and/or electronics background.
  • Have a positive attitude, be eager to share findings and work well with others.
  • Provide great customer support to our internal engineering teams.
 
 
 
High Tech Genesis Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Diversity and inclusion are at the core of our values.
Please be advised:
  1. Applicants must have the legal right to work in USA.
  2. Kindly submit your resume in MS Word format upon application for this position.