Lab Test Automation Engineer (Las Vegas, NV, 89152) | 08/27/26

Job Description Job Title:

Lab Test Automation Engineer Location:

Onsite (Lab), Las Vegas Role Overview We are seeking a hands-on Lab Test Automation Engineer to build and maintain the hardware validation test suite used at a network hardware staging/warehouse facility. You will design scripted, repeatable test flows that warehouse technicians can execute with minimal engineering support, and progressively automate them as lab infrastructure matures.

Engagement:

Dedicated, multi-quarter duration.

Location / model:

On-site presence at a warehouse/partner facility, operating within a constrained-network environment (escort requirements may apply). Key Responsibilities Build a scripted test harness that technicians can run from a laptop or console server against a rack, with a low skill floor and deterministic pass/fail output. Automate the Rack Level Test (RLT) flow: BOM verification, port mapping, PRBS, insertion loss, and snake test. Develop per-platform script variants across a multi-vendor network device matrix. Define a structured, machine-readable results schema (e.g., JSON) capturing pass/fail, measured values, device serials, and operator/timestamp metadata. Implement results export to cloud object storage without assuming interactive corporate-network connectivity. Produce technician-facing SOPs, runbooks, and troubleshooting guides. Normalize and document test cases so the suite is portable across sites — repeatability is a hard requirement. Deploy and configure a standalone Linux-based factory-validation server (PXE-boot provisioning, dual-NIC isolated device-under-test and management segments). Migrate the test suite into a PXE-driven workflow for parallel, at-scale execution. Automate management-path access (tunnel / VPN / jump-host patterns). Build results telemetry, logging, and a metrics pipeline. Perform capacity/throughput engineering and queueing design for large-scale rack validation. Support lab network onboarding requirements as the connectivity model is finalized. Maintain source in company repositories, participate in code review, and support knowledge transfer. Required Skills

Scripting/automation:

Strong Python; test-framework experience (e.g., pytest); network-automation libraries (Netmiko / Scrapli / Nornir / Ansible). Network operating systems: Hands-on experience with at least one enterprise/data-center network operating system, familiarity with open or white-box network OSes and vendor diagnostic OSes strongly preferred. Console/serial automation: Serial and console-server-driven workflows; out-of-band access patterns.

Linux/provisioning:

Linux (CentOS) administration;

PXE / DHCP / TFTP

boot-provisioning chains. Physical layer & optics: Practical understanding of PRBS, insertion loss, port mapping, breakout, DAC/AOC, and transceiver types. Network fundamentals: L1/L2/L3, data-center fabric topology, structured cabling, LLDP.

Documentation:

Ability to write SOPs consumable by non-engineer technicians. Working model: Comfortable in a warehouse/partner environment with constrained network access. Deliverables Technician-executable test suite covering the full RLT flow, per platform. Structured results schema and artifact-export pipeline. Technician SOP, runbook, and troubleshooting guide. Portability documentation for redeploying the suite at other sites. Deployed and integrated factory-validation environment with management-path automation and results telemetry. Throughput/capacity model for large-scale rack validation. Lab Test Automation Engineer1Lab Test Automation Engineer W-2United States