Senior Firmware Engineer

Sanmina-SCI Systems de México; Chennai District; On-site; INR 2,800,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Tamil Nadu is seeking a Firmware Engineer 4 to architect and implement Open-BMC solutions for hyper-scale hardware. The role involves collaborating with hardware teams to define firmware requirements and conducting debugging in critical data centers. Ideal candidates will have 8-12 years of experience, strong skills in embedded programming, and familiarity with CI/CD practices. This position offers a unique opportunity to work at the forefront of firmware development within a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 8 to 12 years of relevant firmware experience.
• Proven experience shipping firmware for hyper-scalar data centre products.
• Strong experience with Open-BMC and open-source repositories.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of Open-BMC distributions.
• Drive CI/CD workflows ensuring firmware stability.
• Provide expert-level debugging for hyper-scale data centers.
• Implement security features including Secure Boot and RoT integration.
• Manage firmware from U‑Boot to Redfish/gRPC APIs.
• Provide expert debugging for production issues in data centres.
• Participate in firmware code development and reviews.
• Provide weekly status updates to stakeholders.

Skills

Embedded SW in C, C++

Strong debugging skills

Experience with Git, Gerrit, Jenkins

Multi-thread architectures

Understanding of server topology

Knowledge in FPGA Linux socket programming

Open-BMC

Server topology

Cerberus Titan

IPC/Shell scripting

Web scripting

Open source/Open-BMC

CPU/GPU/NVMe

Education

BS/MS/BE/BTech or ME/MTech in EE, CS, or CE

Tools

Docker

JTAG

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Job description

Firmware Engineer 4

Responsibilities

• Architect Open BMC Solutions: Lead the design and implementation of Open-BMC distributions tailored for hyper‑scale hardware, including hardware abstraction layers and D‑Bus interfaces.
• Hyper‑scale Collaboration: Partner with Hardware and Systems teams to define firmware requirements for OCP (Open Compute Project) compliant servers and storage enclosures.
• Modern CI/CD Integration: Drive automated testing and continuous integration workflows for firmware, ensuring high‑velocity deployments without sacrificing stability.
• Security & Root of Trust: Implement and maintain platform security features, including Secure Boot and hardware Root of Trust (RoT) integration.
• Full‑Stack Ownership: Manage firmware development from low‑level boot loaders (U‑Boot) to high‑level management APIs (Redfish/gRPC).
• Production Support: Provide expert‑level debugging for critical issues identified in hyper‑scale data centres, utilizing remote telemetry and crash‑dump analysis.
• Participate in firmware code development and code review process.
• Provide weekly status updates to key stakeholders on development status.

Qualifications

• BS/MS/BE/BTech or ME/MTech in EE, CS, or CE with 8 to 12 years of relevant firmware experience.
• Sound knowledge of Embedded SW in C, C++, Real Time OS. Strong debugging skills, working with new/existing, complex code base.
• Embedded programming experience for multi‑thread architectures involving multiple processes, board bring‑up.
• Cloud‑Scale Tooling: Experience with Git, Gerrit, Jenkins, and containerization (Docker) for firmware build environments.
• Hardware Bring‑up: Experience with Aspeed AST2500/AST2600 (the industry‑standard BMC chips) and low‑level debugging using JTAG, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers.
• BMC rebranding, BIOS configuration, integration, knowledge in FPGA Linux socket programming and IPC, shell scripting.
• Knowledge and development experience in Web scripting, test automation.
• Hyperscale Experience: Proven track record of shipping firmware for hyper‑scalar data centre products (AWS, Azure, Meta, or Tier 1 OEMs).
• Open‑Source: Strong history of working with Open‑BMC; experience replacing proprietary stacks (AMI, Avocent) with open‑source alternatives is highly preferred.
• Server Architecture: Comprehensive understanding of modern server topology, including CPUs (Intel/AMD), GPUs, and NVMe storage.
• Security Expertise: Experience implementing Cerberus, Titan, or similar hardware security protocols.
• Communication: Ability to represent the company in industry forums (OCP) and collaborate with geographically distributed open‑source contributors.