Semiconductor Product Validation Technician

Role description

Semiconductor Product Validation Technician

UST is looking for a Validation Engineer to support Client storage product validation activities, including driver, firmware, BIOS, installer, UI components, and platform integration validation. The role involves end-to-end validation execution, automation support, failure analysis, certification testing, and collaboration with engineering teams to ensure product quality and release readiness.

Key Roles & Responsibilities:

• Perform end-to-end validation of Client storage products including storage drivers, installers, UI components, BIOS, firmware, and platform integration.
• Execute functional, interoperability, compatibility, performance, power management, stress, endurance, stability, regression, and reliability testing.
• Configure and validate complex storage environments using SATA, NVMe, RAID, USB, AHCI, and multiple file systems including NTFS, FAT32, and EXT4.
• Execute automated validation test suites and monitor CI/CD validation pipelines to ensure continuous product quality.
• Perform HLK certification testing and validate compliance with Microsoft certification requirements.
• Analyze test failures, collect debug logs and system information, isolate issues, verify fixes, and perform regression testing.
• Support BIOS, BKC, IFWI, firmware, and hardware validation activities throughout product development and release cycles.
• Assist in automation execution, scripting enhancements, and continuous improvement of validation processes.
• Mentor junior validation engineers/technicians, review test execution quality, and ensure adherence to Client validation methodologies.
• Prepare validation reports, execution summaries, and technical status updates for project stakeholders.

Required Skills:

• Storage Product Validation and End-to-End Validation
• Functional, Compatibility, Regression, Performance, and Stress Testing
• Storage Technologies: SATA, NVMe, RAID, USB, AHCI
• File Systems: NTFS, FAT32, EXT4
• Windows Platform Validation
• BIOS, Firmware, and Hardware Validation
• Failure Analysis and Debugging
• HLK Certification Testing
• Test Automation Execution and CI/CD Validation Pipelines
• Defect Analysis and Regression Testing
• Technical Documentation and Reporting
• Desired Skills:
• Experience validating storage drivers, firmware, installers, and platform integration.
• Knowledge of BKC, IFWI, BIOS validation processes, and hardware bring-up activities.
• Experience with scripting languages for validation automation and process improvement.
• Familiarity with Microsoft certification processes and HLK tools.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience mentoring junior team members and reviewing validation activities.

Qualification:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.

What we believe:

We’re proud to embrace the same values that have shaped UST since the beginning. Since day one, we’ve been building enduring relationships and a culture of integrity. And today, it's those same values that are inspiring us to encourage innovation from everyone, to champion diversity and inclusion and to place people at the centre of everything we do.

Humility:

We will listen, learn, be empathetic and help selflessly in our interactions with everyone.

Humanity:

Through business, we will better the lives of those less fortunate than ourselves.

Integrity:

We honour our commitments and act with responsibility in all our relationships.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

UST is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences, such as age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, religion, or sexual orientation.

All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, colour, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.

UST reserves the right to periodically redefine your roles and responsibilities based on the requirements of the organization and/or your performance.

• To support and promote the values of UST.

• Comply with all Company policies and procedures

Skills

Defect Tracking, Functional Testing, Windows, Manual Testing

About UST
UST is a global digital transformation solutions provider. For more than 20 years, UST has worked side by side with the world’s best companies to make a real impact through transformation. Powered by technology, inspired by people and led by purpose, UST partners with their clients from design to operation. With deep domain expertise and a future-proof philosophy, UST embeds innovation and agility into their clients’ organizations. With over 30,000 employees in 30 countries, UST builds for boundless impact—touching billions of lives in the process.