Senior PCIe Firmware Engineer - Low-Latency HPC

Lenovo Inc.; North Carolina; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Lenovo seeks a hands-on Embedded Firmware Engineer to design, implement, and validate PCIe switch firmware for ultra-low latency, high-bandwidth servers. You will work with UEFI/BIOS, BMC, hardware architects, and validation teams to translate architecture specs into production-ready firmware meeting performance, power, and reliability targets.

The role demands deep debugging across silicon, firmware, and software stacks, and collaboration with external vendors to integrate firmware with system

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.
• Knowledgeable in Agile methodologies and tools.
• Proficient with scripting (bash and python).
• Familiarity with C for embedded environments; experience with real‑time 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 cross‑functional product planning meetings.
• Collaborate with external vendors to integrate PCIe switch firmware with system software and hardware.
• Develop specifications for link‑training, error handling, lane‑reconfiguration, and hot‑plug flows.
• Implement feature‑level functionality such as port-reconfiguration, host partitioning, SR‑IOV, 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.
• Contribute to the improvement of our firmware development processes and tools.
• 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

Embedded firmware

Linux/Windows proficiency

Firmware debugging

Git version control

Scripting (bash/python)

C for embedded

RTOS familiarity

Firmware build from source

Vendor integration

Debug across silicon/firmware/software

Agile methodologies

PCIe knowledge

Education

BS degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or Computer Engineering

Tools

Git

Docker

Logic analyzers

Protocol analyzers

Job description

Lenovo seeks a hands-on Embedded Firmware Engineer to design, implement, and validate PCIe switch firmware for ultra-low latency, high-bandwidth servers. You will work with UEFI/BIOS, BMC, hardware architects, and validation teams to translate architecture specs into production-ready firmware meeting performance, power, and reliability targets.

The role demands deep debugging across silicon, firmware, and software stacks, and collaboration with external vendors to integrate firmware with system