Principal Engineering OpenBMC Firmware Architect, Hyperscalers Firmware

Jabil Circuit; San Jose, Austin (CA, TX); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Principal Systems Architect to lead innovative firmware development for server and storage solutions. This role involves technical leadership in defining architecture, designing, and integrating advanced infrastructure solutions. You'll leverage your extensive experience in OpenBMC and Linux to drive projects from conception to deployment while collaborating with cross-functional teams. If you have a passion for cutting-edge technology and a strong background in firmware development, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of firmware development experience is required.
• Strong knowledge of Linux device drivers and OpenBMC implementation.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture definition, design, and integration of storage and server solutions.
• Design, develop, and debug firmware applying server software architecture knowledge.

Skills

OpenBMC firmware stack

Linux device drivers

Firmware development

C and C++ coding skills

BMC IPMI 2.0

Debugging Firmware

System design

Low-level protocols (I2C/I3C, PMBUS, etc.)

Education

Bachelor in Electronics

Master in Computer Science

Master in Software Engineering

Job description

Job Family: General Design Services

Job Profile Title: Principal Systems Architect

Location/ Division Specific Information: Austin, TX / San Jose, CA / P06 / Remote USA

How will you make an impact?

As a Principal Systems OpenBMC Firmware Architect engineer, you work on the state-of-the-art server and storage firmware stack architecture, design, development, and solutions.

Server and storage firmware and software development technical depth in areas like BMC, BIOS, Security stack, Firmware Infra.

Principal Technical lead in architecture definition, design, and integration of new innovative storage and server intelligent infrastructure solutions.

What will you do?

• Technical leadership in architecture definition, design, and integration of new innovative storage and server intelligent infrastructure solutions.
• Design, develop, and debug firmware by applying knowledge of server software architecture and system design.
• Strong knowledge of Linux device drivers, OpenBMC implementation nuances.

How will you get here?

Education:

• Bachelor or Master in Electronics, Computer Science, or Software Engineering is required.

Experience:

• 15+ years related Firmware development is required.
• Server or Storage product experience is required.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• In-depth experience in the OpenBMC firmware stack and nuances.
• In-depth experience in the OpenBIOS firmware stack and nuances.
• Open-source and closed-source server and storage stack experience.
• BMC, OpenBMC, BIOS, RoT firmware solution experience.
• Expertise in design and debugging Firmware, BIOS, Linux Kernel, and/or Linux OS issues on SoC and platform level, UEFI, and Coreboot.
• Good C and C++ coding skills, including well-designed concepts and code tracing skills.
• Expertise with Linux operating system, kernel, and application.
• Solid knowledge of low-level protocol, including I2C/I3C, PMBUS, SPI, UART, JTAG, GPIO/SGPIO.
• Strong understanding of BMC IPMI 2.0 and DCMI1.5, like IPMI Messaging, SDR, SEL, FRU, SOL, IPMB, LAN, KCS, event log, PEF, ME, NM, PECI.
• Independently porting skill of BMC to custom HW or algorithm.
• Experience in participating in at least one whole server project cycle.
• Experience in Redfish or BMC WebUI or Linux kernel development.
• Influence others and share best practices.
• Understand and meet customer needs and expectations.
• Work as part of a global team; co-work with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Linux stack development and commercialization is preferred.
• OpenBMC experience is preferred.
• Design, develop, server software architecture and system design is preferred.