BMC Firmware Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc•Austin, TX

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond. Together, we advance your career. THE ROLE: We are looking for a Senior Engineer with an obsession for firmware. As part of the role, this engineer will work closely with other firmware engineers, developers and architects across various IPs in designing and implementing firmware that spans pre-silicon and post-silicon for all AMD SoCs. THE PERSON: You are passionate about firmware development with creative and effective problem-solving skills, a motivated, self-starter who can work both independently and collaboratively in fast paced environments. You have excellent technical communication, interpersonal and leadership skills. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: The position entails firmware development in conjunction with coordination with architects, BIOS developers, vendors, and quality assurance teams to develop robust, innovative OpenBMC firmware releases for customer reference boards. Responsibilities include BMC firmware development in an OpenBMC environment, upstreaming work to the OpenBMC community and troubleshooting existing designs. A successful candidate will employ solid software methodologies, manageability design expertise, debug capabilities, and strong process practices to ensure on-schedule, defect-free firmware deliveries with focus on continuous feature and code improvement.

Requirements

Previous BMC Firmware development experience mandatory (Dell iDRAC, Dell CMC, HP iLo, etc)
Experience with Open Source Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) Software Stack (OpenBMC)
Programming experience (JavaScript , Shell Scripting, Python, C, C++)
Knowledge of low-level protocols including I2c, I3c, JTAG, SPI, eSPI, UART, PCIe expected
Proficient with Source version control systems like Git, Review tools like Gerrit
Working knowledge of Linux Kernel programming and Linux driver development experience (JTAG, I2C, SPI)
Hands on experience working with Reference Boards.
Experience with Linux gcc build and debug tools.
Strong debug methodology and skills mandatory
Experience in server manageability architecture mandatory
Intimate knowledge of software development process methodology expected
Knowledge of industry standard initiatives such as Redfish, PLDM, MCTP desirable and manageability protocols such as IPMI expected
Strong analytical skills and debug methodology expected.

Nice To Haves

Experience in Arm architecture
Understanding of Security concepts - Root of Trust, verified boot, measured boot
Experience in x86 architecture
Experience reading and understanding digital schematics

Responsibilities

BMC firmware development in an OpenBMC environment
Upstreaming work to the OpenBMC community
Troubleshooting existing designs
Coordinate with architects, BIOS developers, vendors, and quality assurance teams to develop robust, innovative OpenBMC firmware releases for customer reference boards.
Employ solid software methodologies, manageability design expertise, debug capabilities, and strong process practices to ensure on-schedule, defect-free firmware deliveries with focus on continuous feature and code improvement.