Senior BIOS / UEFI Engineer

Clear Concepts, Inc; Alabama; On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Clear Concepts, Inc. in Huntsville, AL is seeking a Senior BIOS/UEFI Engineer to drive firmware for next-generation embedded computing platforms used in aerospace, defense, and industrial environments.

The role emphasizes deep hardware-software integration and architectural involvement from board bring-up to production release. You will work with hardware, FPGA, software, and firmware teams, own firmware development, debugging, and validate interfaces such as PCIe, USB, SATA, memory, and

Qualifications

• Several years of professional BIOS/UEFI firmware development experience.
• Direct experience creating or modifying firmware code, not merely supporting systems that use it.
• Background supporting board bring-up activities on newly designed hardware.
• Strong knowledge of modern UEFI architecture.
• Proficiency in C programming.
• Understanding of low-level system operation including registers, memory mapping, and peripheral initialization.
• Experience porting or customizing firmware for new platforms.
• Familiarity with hardware and firmware interaction during system startup.
• Ability to work on-site in Huntsville, Alabama.

Responsibilities

• Develop and modify UEFI firmware for new embedded computing products.
• Support board bring-up and early hardware validation activities.
• Diagnose firmware and hardware integration problems.
• Work with engineering teams to ensure proper operation of system interfaces and peripherals.
• Configure and support technologies such as PCIe, USB, SATA, memory, and processor subsystems.
• Guide firmware development through testing, qualification, and production readiness.

Skills

BIOS/UEFI firmware development

C programming

Board bring-up experience

Firmware porting / customization

Low-level system understanding

Technical ownership of projects

Cross-disciplinary communication

Tools

AMI firmware environments

Phoenix firmware environments

U-Boot / Slim Bootloader

Embedded Linux

RTOS

Git / Perforce / Jenkins / Jira / Confluence

Static analysis / automated builds

Job description

This position is only open to those who are a U.S. Citizen or hold a Green Card (Permanent US Resident)

About the Opportunity

An established developer of mission-critical embedded computing systems is seeking an experienced Senior BIOS / UEFI Engineer to support the design of next-generation products used in demanding aerospace, defense, and industrial environments.

This position offers the chance to play a major role in new hardware development projects, working closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams throughout the entire product lifecycle, from initial board startup through final production release.

Why Consider This Role?

This is not a maintenance-focused position. The engineer will be heavily involved in creating and adapting firmware for newly designed embedded platforms and will help shape system architecture from the earliest stages.

Key advantages include:

• Acting as the primary BIOS/UEFI resource for the local engineering team.
• Working directly with hardware designers during board initialization and validation.
• Adapting reference firmware for custom embedded platforms.
• Solving complex interactions between hardware and low-level software.
• Participating in all phases of development, including product launch and manufacturing support.
• Collaborating with hardware, FPGA, software, and firmware specialists.

Position Responsibilities

The selected engineer will:

• Develop and modify UEFI firmware for new embedded computing products.
• Support board bring-up and early hardware validation activities.
• Diagnose firmware and hardware integration problems.
• Work with engineering teams to ensure proper operation of system interfaces and peripherals.
• Configure and support technologies such as PCIe, USB, SATA, memory, and processor subsystems.
• Guide firmware development through testing, qualification, and production readiness.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The company is looking for a technically strong engineer who demonstrates:

• Independent problem-solving skills.
• Strong ownership of technical projects.
• Effective communication across engineering disciplines.
• Experience working in collaborative product development environments.Hands-on debugging and troubleshooting abilities.

Required Qualifications

• Several years of professional BIOS or UEFI firmware development experience.
• Direct experience creating or modifying firmware code, not simply supporting systems that use it.
• Background supporting board bring-up activities on newly designed hardware.
• Strong knowledge of modern UEFI architecture.
• Proficiency in C programming.
• Understanding of low-level system operation including registers, memory mapping, and peripheral initialization.
• Experience porting or customizing firmware for new platforms.
• Familiarity with hardware and firmware interaction during system startup.
• Ability to work on-site in Huntsville, Alabama.

Technical Knowledge Areas

Candidates should possess experience in several of the following:

• Intel-based x86 platforms
• Platform initialization and boot processes
• Firmware customization and porting
• Hardware validation and debug

Preferred Background

Additional experience in any of these areas would be beneficial:

• AMI or Phoenix firmware environments
• Secure Boot technologies
• Intel Core and AMD Ryzen platforms
• ARM-based systems
• U-Boot or Slim Bootloader
• Embedded Linux
• Real-time operating systems
• IPMI and Built-In Test functionality
• VPX, OpenVPX, VME, or CompactPCI architectures
• DO-178 compliance environments
• Git, Perforce, Jenkins, Jira, and Confluence
• Static analysis and automated build systems

Summary

This role is best suited for an engineer who has personally developed and integrated UEFI firmware on custom hardware platforms and enjoys working at the intersection of hardware and low-level software. The position offers substantial technical ownership, involvement in state-of-the-art embedded system development, and the opportunity to contribute directly to products deployed in highly demanding environments.