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Laboratory Technician

Austin, TX 6 Months
Contract $31.62/hour - $36.62/hour






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Posted: Sep 28, 2026
Ref: GDTXLT111

Position Overview


100% Onsite

Job Description:

The ideal candidate is passionate about hands-on laboratory ownership and takes pride in building, maintaining, organizing, and improving complex engineering environments.
They are self-motivated, detail-oriented, and thrive on solving problems across hardware, operating systems, firmware, networking, automation, and test equipment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Own the day-to-day operation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of post-silicon validation labs.
Provision, configure, and support Windows and Linux systems used for validation and automation.
Perform platform bring-up and maintenance including BIOS, firmware, driver, operating system, and hardware updates.
Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot validation infrastructure including test platforms, instrumentation, thermal equipment, networking, racks, power distribution, and automation systems.
Execute and support automated power and performance validation activities.
Manage lab inventory, assets, equipment tracking, and issue tracking.
Partner with validation, firmware, architecture, software, IT, and lab support teams to maintain highly available and productive validation environments.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
Experience in post-silicon validation, lab operations, platform engineering, system administration, or hardware validation.
Strong Windows troubleshooting skills; Linux experience highly desired.
Experience with BIOS, firmware, driver, and OS deployment and maintenance.
Experience with lab instrumentation, data acquisition systems, power and thermal characterization equipment, and system debug tools.
Familiarity with automation frameworks and scripting (Python, PowerShell, Bash).
Strong problem-solving skills across hardware, firmware, software, and infrastructure.
Experience working in a fast-paced, multi-site engineering environment.


Notes:

Looking for someone with experience supporting remote engineers (local and in other geographies) with hands on system actuation. Part of duties will be understanding who is running on what systems and going through those systems and identifying execution issues or crashes and working with the engineering owner on recovery.
This role is 100% ONSITE.


VIVA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants have an equal opportunity for placement, and all employees have an equal opportunity to develop on the job. This means that VIVA will not discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status

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Competitive Benefits


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Health & Future Fully Covered

At VIVA, employee well-being is paramount. Our comprehensive benefits package ensures your health, financial security, and quality of life are always prioritized.

Health Insurance

VIVA provides employees access to a comprehensive group health insurance plan (Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life, Term Life, and Accidental Death) through our flexible PPO plan-allowing you the freedom to choose healthcare providers.

401(k) Retirement Planning

Plan securely for your future with automatic payroll deductions into a tax-advantaged 401(k) retirement plan, including employer-matching contributions for eligible employees.

Performance Bonuses & Referrals

Earn performance-based bonuses and generous referral incentives of up to $500 when recommending talented candidates who become part of the VIVA family.

Biweekly Direct Deposit

Enjoy timely and convenient payroll with biweekly direct deposit to your chosen financial institution. Biweekly Direct Deposit

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Laboratory Technician


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