PCIe Firmware Engineer – High-Performance Datacenter

Lenovo Inc.; Morrisville (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Lenovo in Morrisville, North Carolina is seeking a hands-on Embedded Firmware/Software Engineer with a strong background in low-level software and PCIe technology. You will design, implement, and validate firmware for ultralow latency, high-bandwidth PCIe switches enabling GPUs, NICs, and drives to accelerate AI and datacenter workloads.

You will collaborate with UEFI/BIOS, BMC, hardware Architects, validation engineers, and product management to translate architecture specs into robust firmware

Qualifications

• BS degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or Computer Engineering.
• 6 years' minimum experience in Embedded Firmware/Software Development.
• Power user with Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Experience with firmware programming and debugging.
• Proficient with Git source version control system.
• Knowledgeable in Agile methodologies and tools.
• Proficient with scripting (bash and python).
• Familiarity with C for embedded environments; experience with realtime OSes.
• Proficient with building firmware from source.
• Experience with translating schematics to firmware.
• Experience integrating source code from external vendors.
• Strong debugging skills - ability to isolate issues across silicon, firmware, and software stacks.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, integrate, and maintain PCIe Switch firmware for servers.
• Participate in design reviews, and crossfunctional product planning meetings.
• Collaborate with external vendors to integrate PCIe switch firmware with system software and hardware.
• Develop specifications for linktraining, error handling, lanereconfiguration, and hotplug flows.
• Implement featurelevel functionality such as port-reconfiguration, host partitioning, SRIOV, and tuning link-training parameters.
• Collaborate with validation and I/O teams to develop unit-test, and hardware-in-the-loop test plans.
• Conduct thorough testing and debugging of firmware to ensure high-quality and reliable solutions.
• Produce clear design documents, guides, and release notes.
• Stay current with PCIe specifications (PCIe 5.0/6.0, CXL, etc.), emerging standards, and industry trends.

Skills

Firmware development

Debugging

C for embedded environments

Scripting

Education

BS degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or Computer Engineering

Tools

Git

Bash

Python

C

Job description

Lenovo in Morrisville, North Carolina is seeking a hands-on Embedded Firmware/Software Engineer with a strong background in low-level software and PCIe technology. You will design, implement, and validate firmware for ultralow latency, high-bandwidth PCIe switches enabling GPUs, NICs, and drives to accelerate AI and datacenter workloads.

You will collaborate with UEFI/BIOS, BMC, hardware Architects, validation engineers, and product management to translate architecture specs into robust firmware