Principal Firmware Engineer - AI System/OpenBMC

Hyve Solutions • Fremont, CA

2d • $214,000 - $290,000

About The Position

Platform management firmware is essential to the reliability, serviceability, and manageability of hyperscale AI servers. This Principal-level role owns BMC firmware architecture and development—built on OpenBMC—for Hyve's next-generation AI and compute server platforms, spanning manageability, telemetry, power/thermal control, security, and manufacturing enablement in close partnership with hardware and Hyperscaler customers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 10+ years of embedded/firmware development experience, including significant BMC/platform management firmware work and hands-on OpenBMC development.
• Proven delivery of server-class firmware into production; hyperscale experience preferred.
• Strong C/C++ and embedded Linux skills; deep knowledge of OpenBMC, Redfish, IPMI, I2C/I3C, PMBus, SPI, and platform management interfaces; experience with secure boot, firmware update, and RoT.
• Solid understanding of server hardware, power/thermal control loops, and the interaction of firmware with BIOS, hardware, and manufacturing flows.
• Able to lead cross-functional debug, drive architecture decisions, and communicate effectively with hardware teams, customers, and executives.

Nice To Haves

• hyperscale experience preferred

Responsibilities

• BMC firmware architecture. Define and own the OpenBMC-based firmware architecture for AI/GPU server platforms, including manageability stack, Redfish interfaces, IPMI, and platform telemetry.
• Platform control and monitoring. Develop and integrate power, thermal, fan-control, and sensor monitoring firmware in close collaboration with power delivery and thermal teams.
• Security and reliability. Implement secure boot, firmware update/recovery, RoT integration, and robust error handling to meet hyperscaler security and reliability requirements.
• Bring-up and debug. Lead firmware bring-up across EVT/DVT/PVT, debug at board and system level, and drive root-cause analysis and permanent fixes across firmware, hardware, and system-integration domains.
• Manufacturing and deployment enablement. Deliver firmware tooling and features for factory provisioning, diagnostics, and fleet deployment, and support field issue resolution at scale.
• Technical leadership. Set firmware development methodology, review code, and mentor engineers; represent firmware architecture to customers and internal executives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal