BMC Engineer
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Description and Requirements
Key Responsibilities
Platform Development
- Lead BMC firmware development for Intel, AMD, and emerging server platforms.
- Support server platform bring-up, integration, validation, and production release activities.
- Collaborate with platform architects and hardware teams to define and implement server management solutions.
BMC Feature Development
- Design and implement BMC firmware features including:
- System Monitoring
- Remote Management
- Power Management
- Thermal Management
- Security Features
- Redfish APIs
- IPMI Services
- Firmware Update Mechanisms
- Optimize BMC firmware performance, reliability, and maintainability.
Technical Leadership & Debugging
- Analyze and resolve complex firmware, hardware, and system-level issues.
- Perform root cause analysis and debug customer-reported issues.
- Drive issue triage activities across multiple engineering teams.
- Provide technical guidance to junior engineers when required.
Customer Engagement
- Work directly with hyperscale and enterprise customers to understand technical requirements.
- Translate customer requirements into product specifications and engineering solutions.
- Participate in customer meetings, technical reviews, and issue investigations.
- Provide quick responses and effective solutions to field issues.
Documentation & Design
- Create functional specifications, design documents, feature proposals, and release documentation.
- Define validation plans and acceptance criteria for new features.
- Maintain engineering documentation throughout the development lifecycle.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with BIOS, FPGA, Hardware, Validation, Security, Manufacturing, and Program Management teams.
- Coordinate with ODM/OEM partners and third-party vendors during product development.
- Participate in server architecture reviews and roadmap planning discussions.
Required Qualifications
Experience
- 3+ years of experience in firmware development for server, embedded, networking, storage, or system management products.
- 8+ years preferred for Senior Engineer level.
- 10+ years preferred for Staff/Technical Lead level.
Technical Skills
- Strong programming skills in:
- C
- C++
- Python
- Shell Script
- Experience with Linux-based embedded systems.
- Strong debugging and troubleshooting capability.
- Understanding of computer architecture and server systems.
Server Management Knowledge
Experience with one or more of the following:
- BMC Firmware Development
- Redfish
- IPMI
- DMTF Standards
- OpenBMC
- AMI MegaRAC
- ASPEED AST2600/2700
- Server Management Controllers
- Firmware Update Frameworks
Platform Knowledge
Hands-on experience with:
- Intel Xeon Platforms
- AMD EPYC Platforms
- Server Hardware Architecture
- PCIe
- SMBus / I2C
- SPI Flash
- USB
- Ethernet
- Power & Thermal Management
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with CSP customers such as Microsoft, Google, AWS, Meta, or other hyperscalers.
- Experience with OpenBMC development.
- Knowledge of server security architecture.
- Experience with firmware CI/CD, automated testing, and code review processes.
- Familiarity with cloud computing infrastructure and datacenter technologies.
- Experience leading technical projects or mentoring engineers.
Soft Skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
- Ability to work effectively in a global cross-functional environment.
- Customer-focused mindset with a sense of urgency.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced development environment.
What You'll Bring
- Passion for building world-class server management solutions.
- Strong ownership from design through deployment.
- Ability to solve highly complex technical challenges.
- Desire to influence next-generation server platform technologies used by leading cloud providers worldwide.