Firmware Developer - Embedded Systems and Server Manageability

Hewlett Packard Enterprise India Private Limited; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 1,400,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellbeing

Personal & Professional Development

Unconditional Inclusion

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise India Private Limited in Bengaluru offers a hybrid firmware developer role focused on C/C++ for Manageability - BMC. You will design and enhance firmware subsystems, lead teams, and collaborate with internal and external partners to deliver reliable server-management solutions.

The role requires strong C/C++, Linux driver development, ARM/multi-core controllers and OpenBMC/Yocto experience, with mentoring duties and a path to innovate across platforms.

Qualifications

• Strong C/C++ programming skills and firmware development experience.
• Experience with server manageability domains and BMC firmware.
• Experience with OpenBMC or Yocto-based BMC platforms.
• RTOS/Embedded Linux development experience.
• ARM/multi-core controller experience and debugging.
• Familiarity with Linux device drivers and IPC/memory management.
• Proficient in debugging with GDB/KDB/JTAG tools.

Responsibilities

• Designs enhancements, updates, and programming changes for firmware subsystems (DSP, embedded code, I2C/SPI, BMC apps, BIOS/UEFI).
• Leads multiple project teams for design, development, testing, and integration of complex products.
• Manages relationships with internal and outsourced partners on software design and development.
• Reviews designs for compliance with guidelines and provides actionable feedback to improve quality and reduce failure risk.
• Provides domain-specific software leadership to cross-organization projects and initiatives.
• Drives innovation and integration of new technologies in software systems design.
• Mentors less-experienced staff and contributes to team growth.

Skills

Strong programming experience in C and

Server manageability domain knowledge

OpenBMC Yocto BMC

RTOS embedded Linux

ARM/multi-core controllers

Firmware design tools & languages

Linux device driver development

GDB / KDB / JTAG debugging

IPC and memory management

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics & Communication, Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent

Tools

GDB

KDB

JTAG debuggers

Job description

Firmware Developer (C/C++, Manageability - BMC)

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.

Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next.

We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here.

We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs.

We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you.

Open up opportunities with HPE.

Job Description

Compute at HPE helps organizations power their edge-to-cloud platform with proven, workload-optimized products, solutions, and services. Our leading supercomputing technologies enable customers to transform and modernize their IT infrastructure, solve complex problems and support new business opportunities with purpose-built infrastructure and software. Join us redefine what’s next for you.

What you’ll do

• Designs enhancements, updates, and programming changes for portions and subsystems of firmware, including DSP, embedded code, CHIF, I2C, SPI drivers, BMC applications and BIOS/UEFI.
• Leads multiple project teams of other software systems engineers and internal and outsourced development partners responsible for all stages of design and development for complex products and platforms, including solution design, analysis, coding, testing, and integration.
• Manages and expands relationships with internal and outsourced development partners on software systems design and development.
• Reviews and evaluates designs and project activities for compliance with systems design and development guidelines and standards; provides tangible feedback to improve product quality and mitigate failure risk.
• Provides domain-specific expertise and overall software systems leadership and perspective to cross-organization projects, programs, and activities.
• Drives innovation and integration of new technologies into projects and activities in the software systems design organization.
• Provides guidance and mentoring to less- experienced staff members.

What you need to bring

Education and Experience Required

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Electronics & Communication, Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent.
• Typically, 5+ years' experience.

Knowledge and Skills

• Strong programming experience in C and C++
• Strong understanding of the Server manageability domain in specific and Server Industry in General.
• Experience in openBMC or Yocto-based Baseboard Management Controllers ( BMC ).
• Design, Debug and Development on RTOS like Green hills Integrity, Embedded Linux.
• Experience working with ARM processor or similar system controllers.
• Expertise in multiple firmware design tools and languages.
• Experience in overall architecture of software systems for products and solutions.
• Designing and integrating software systems running on multiple platform types into the overall architecture.
• Evaluating and selecting forms and processes for software systems testing and methodology, including writing and execution of test plans, debugging, and testing scripts and tools.
• History of innovation with multiple patents or deployed solutions in the field of software design.
• Experience in Linux - device driver development, Inter-process communication, interrupt and exception handling, and dynamic memory handling.
• Working knowledge of debugging tools like gdb, kdb, and JTAG debuggers.
• Experience working with multi-core ARM processors or similar system controllers.

What We Can Offer You

• Health & Wellbeing We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.
• Personal & Professional Development We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.
• Unconditional Inclusion We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

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Job

Engineering Job Level: TCP_03

Equal Employment Opportunity

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