Senior System Firmware Architect

Majestic Labs • Los Altos, CA

7d

About The Position

This is a highly technical and cross-functional role requiring deep expertise in embedded systems, low-level protocols, and platform bring-up. You will collaborate with hardware design, silicon architecture, software, and security teams to shape both current products and future roadmaps.

Requirements

• 7+ years of hands-on firmware or embedded systems engineering experience, with at least 3 years in an architecture or technical lead capacity
• B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science
• Proven track record of owning and delivering complex firmware subsystems from architecture through mass production
• Deep expertise in System Control Processor firmware design — power management, boot sequencing, platform initialization, complex memory initialization
• Hands-on experience with communication protocols design and implementation
• Strong C programming skills for bare-metal and RTOS-based embedded environments
• Deep understanding of server platform architecture: power delivery, thermal management, and hardware root of trust and secure boot

Nice To Haves

• Background in NVLink, NVSwitch, or GPU interconnect firmware
• Contributions to open-source firmware projects (OpenBMC, Zephyr RTOS)

Responsibilities

• Architect and lead firmware development for complex platform
• Own end-to-end firmware design
• Define firmware architecture for out-of-band (OOB) server management, thermal management, power sequencing, and firmware update pipelines
• Collaborate with silicon teams to influence hardware design decisions
• Lead silicon bring-up activities
• Define and enforce firmware security architecture
• Produce high-quality architecture documents, firmware interface specifications, and design reviews

What This Job Offers

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