Firmware Architect

Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & wellbeing

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is hiring a Firmware Architect in the Houston area for a hybrid role requiring in-office work two days per week. You will lead cross‑stack firmware architecture decisions for Gen13 servers, balancing scalability, performance, and maintainability.

The role demands a senior level with 10+ years in firmware, strong problem solving, and experience with Open BMC and Yocto environments. You will mentor engineers and collaborate with executives on technology strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent.
• 10+ years of experience in firmware or system software.
• Strong knowledge of firmware architecture and open-source tooling.

Responsibilities

• Develop organization-wide architectures for firmware across multiple platforms.
• Evaluate new technologies and partnerships for alignment with the roadmap.
• Mentor junior engineers and influence leadership on design decisions.

Skills

Firmware design

Cross stack

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS/IS

Tools

Open BMC

Yocto

Redfish standards

Job description

Firmware Architect

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:

We are seeking a senior firmware architect with deep, cross stack expertise to lead architectural decisions for Gen13 servers. This role will resolve complex, system level firmware trade offs early in design and ensure scalability, performance, and long term maintainability.

Job Family Definition:

Designs, develops, troubleshoots and debugs software programs for software enhancements and new products. Develops software including operating systems, compilers, routers, networks, utilities, databases and Internet-related tools. Determines hardware compatibility and/or influences hardware design.

Management Level Definition:

Contributions have visible technical impact on a product or major subcomponent. Applies in-depth professional knowledge and innovative ideas to solve complex problems. Visible contributions improve time-to-market, achieve cost reductions, or satisfy current and future unmet customer needs. Recognized internal authority on key technology area applying innovative principles and ideas. Provides technical leadership for significant project/program work. Leads or participates in cross-functional initiatives and contributes to mentorship and knowledge sharing across the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Develops organization-wide architectures and methodologies for software systems design and development across multiple platforms and organizations within the Global Business Unit.
• Identifies and evaluates new technologies, innovations, and outsourced development partner relationships for alignment with technology roadmap and business value; creates plans for integration and update into architecture.
• Reviews and evaluates designs and project activities for compliance with development guidelines and standards; provides tangible feedback to improve product quality and mitigate failure risk.
• Leverages recognized domain expertise, business acumen, and experience to influence decisions of executive business leadership, outsourced development partners, and industry standards groups.
• Provides guidance and mentoring to less- experienced staff members to set an example of software systems design and development innovation and excellence.

Education and Experience Required:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent.
• Typically 10+ years experience.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Experience designing and developing software systems design tools and languages.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Experience in overall architecture of software systems for products and solutions.
• Designing and integrating software systems running on multiple platform types into 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.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; mastery in English and local language.
• Ability to effectively communicate product architectures, design proposals and negotiate options at business unit and executive levels.
• In depth knowledge of Redfish standards
• Proven record of scaling firmware across multiple management processors on scalable systems.
• Exemplify test driven development
• Proven record of integrating AI into dev and test cycles.
• In depth knowledge of Open BMC and Yocto environment
• Experience in secure SW development life cycle.

Accessibility

HPE is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities.

Note: This option is reserved for applicants needing assistance/reasonable accommodation related to a disability.

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