Principal Firmware Engineer

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Job Title: Principal Firmware Engineer

📍 Job Location -Morrisville, NC-It’s a 5-day Onsite job

Hire Type – Long Term Contract

🧾 Job Summary:

The Delivery Project Lead will be responsible for overseeing the design, development, and maintenance of PCIe Switch firmware for servers. This role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams, including external vendors, to ensure seamless integration of firmware with system software and hardware. The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in UEFI and BIOS, along with a solid foundation in embedded firmware development.

📌 Responsibilities:

• ⚙️ Design, develop, and maintain PCIe Switch firmware for server applications.

• 🤝 Collaborate with cross-functional teams and external vendors to integrate firmware with system software and hardware.

• 🧪 Conduct thorough testing and debugging of firmware to ensure high-quality and reliable solutions.

• 📈 Stay updated on industry trends and advancements in UEFI firmware, GPU technologies, and accelerators.

• 🔧 Contribute to the improvement of firmware development processes and tools.

✅ Mandatory Skills:

• 🧩 Proficiency in UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) or BIOS.

• 🔌 Experience with PCIe architecture, testing, and integration.

• 🛠️ Strong firmware programming and debugging skills.

• 🧬 Experience with hardware and firmware bring-up.

• 🔄 Proficient with Git source version control system.

• ⚡ Proficient in build and automation processes.

• 💻 Unix Shell Scripts capabilities.

• 🧾 Experience translating schematics to source code.

• 🔗 Experience integrating source code from external vendors.

• 🧰 Familiarity with armcc DS-5 or similar tools.

🌟 Preferred Skills:

• 🖥️ Experience with x86 and ARM processors.

• 🪟 Familiarity with Windows and Linux operating systems.

• 📦 Experience with OpenEDK.

• 📊 Knowledge of software development processes.

• 🔁 Understanding of Agile methodologies and tools.

• 🧠 Strong analytical and debugging skills.

• 🧩 Ability to recognize complex problems related to functional objectives.

• 💡 Creative problem-solving skills in a developmental context.

• ✅ Ability to analyze situations and implement effective solutions.

🎓 Qualifications:

• 📜 BS degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Computer Engineering.