UEFI / BIOS / RAS Firmware Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

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Job summary

A leading technology firm in Bengaluru is seeking a UEFI/BIOS/RAS Firmware Engineer. The ideal candidate has over 7 years of experience in BIOS development, strong problem-solving skills, and expertise in C programming. Responsibilities include BIOS and pre-OS driver development, engaging with technical teams, and ensuring quality through the firmware lifecycle. This position offers dynamic challenges and collaboration across geographically distributed teams.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in x86 BIOS/UEFI/coreboot development.
• Expert in C language with knowledge of x86 assembly.
• Hands-on experience with hardware debugging tools.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for BIOS and pre-OS driver development.
• Engage with technical leads for BIOS/firmware scope.
• Work with internal and external teams for quality assurance.

Skills

BIOS development

Problem-solving skills

Low-level programming in C

Computer architecture knowledge

Collaboration skills

Hardware debugging

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related field

Tools

AMD HDT

ITP

Arium

Job description

UEFI / BIOS / RAS Firmware Engineer

THE ROLE:

Exciting opportunity within the Embedded BIOS development team working on latest cutting-edge embedded CPU/APU technologies. In this role you will be responsible to coding, design, develop, board bring-up and debug BIOS for internal/external systems, platforms in pre(emulation/simulation) and post silicon environment that use AMD CPU/APU.

THE PERSON:

The ideal candidate has experience doing BIOS development, porting, platform bring up, RAS feature understanding and support through product launch of BIOS/UEFI based x86 platforms. Need strong problem-solving skills, with a collaborative can-do attitude. Strong knowledge of computer architecture and low-level programming in C.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for BIOS and pre-OS driver development including design, documentation, unit testing and debug for pre and post silicon support.
• support customer support Team on need basis.
• Engage with technical leads to understand BIOS/firmware scope and work on implementation to meet schedules and milestones.
• Work with internal and external teams to ensure highest level of quality and satisfaction throughout firmware lifecycle.
• Must be well-organized, technically oriented, and a self-starter with a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and coordinate activities with geographically distributed technical teams.
• Desire to work and succeed on fast-paced and highly dynamic environments.
• BIOS/FW simulation emulation experience Pre-silicon environment
• Hands on debugging with emulator, simulation environment.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• 7+ years of experience in the x86 BIOS/UEFI/coreboot development
• Exposure to pre-silicon BIOS development in a simulation/emulation environment
• Experience with x86 CPU/APU architectures and associated compilation tools.
• Experience in NTB feature enablement.
• Expert in C language; knowledge of x86 assembly.
• Experience with platform bring-up.
• Familiar with at least one BIOS code base (AMI, Insyde, Phoenix BIOS, coreboot, EDKII)
• Hands on experience with hardware debugging tools like AMD HDT, ITP, Arium, etc.
• Able to read and interpret hardware schematics.
• Knowledge of ACPI, NTB, USB, NVMe, SATA, PCIe, and other PC industry standards.
• Hands on experience working with Reference Boards.
• Strong communication skills

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelor’sorMaster’s inComputer Engineering, ComputerScience,or a closely related field

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