Staff Engineer – BMC Software (Cloud Infrastructure & Next Generation Racks)

Qualcomm•San Diego, CA

12d

About The Position

We are looking for a Staff Engineer with responsible for low-level FW and platform SW for data-center and clould AI systems. The role includes understanding of Power and thermal management FW. The role also requires knowledge BMC software to help architect and deliver management solutions for next‑generation cloud rack platforms. You will work closely with hardware, system software, infrastructure and validation teams to deliver production quality firmware. You will play a key technical leadership role in building secure, scalable, and reliable rack‑scale management capabilities used in modern cloud and AI infrastructure deployments. What You’ll Do Design, develop, and maintain firmware and low‑level system software for cloud and data‑center platforms (SoC, board, and system level) Support platform bring‑up, board validation, and system integration in collaboration with hardware teams Design and develop Power Management FW on target using various HW and SW Components Develop and maintain Redfish APIs for configuration, monitoring, and telemetry Design and implement OpenBMC features for rack-, chassis-, and node-level management Implement IPMI and Modbus backends for sensor data, power management, and control paths Drive cross-functional collaboration with hardware, firmware, and platform software teams Influence long-term architecture decisions for rack management and observability Mentor engineers and set technical best practices Support customer and production issues, including field debugging and issue resolution

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in EE, CE, CS, or equivalent practical experience
6+ years experience in embedded systems, firmware, or low-level system software
Hands‑on experience with SoC bring‑up, hardware/software integration, and low‑level debugging
Solid understanding of computer architecture, memory systems, interrupts, DMA, and interconnects
Proficiency in C/C++ and embedded Linux environments
Strong hands-on experience with OpenBMC, Redfish APIs.
Working knowledge of IPMI (SDRs, sensors, command handling)
Experience debugging real hardware in lab environments
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
2+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Nice To Haves

Experience in one or more of the following areas:
Power management, thermal control, and RAS
Platform performance tuning and stress testing
Exposure to AI accelerators, high‑performance interconnects, or multi‑device systems
Experience collaborating with hardware vendors, ODMs, or manufacturing partners
Experience with rack-scale or datacenter infrastructure platforms
Exposure to chassis management or multi-node systems
Knowledge of BMC security features (secure boot, firmware updates, root of trust)
Familiarity with Linux device models, or manufacturing test flows
Prior work in hyperscale, cloud infrastructure, or AI accelerator platforms

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain firmware and low‑level system software for cloud and data‑center platforms (SoC, board, and system level)
Support platform bring‑up, board validation, and system integration in collaboration with hardware teams
Design and develop Power Management FW on target using various HW and SW Components
Develop and maintain Redfish APIs for configuration, monitoring, and telemetry
Design and implement OpenBMC features for rack-, chassis-, and node-level management
Implement IPMI and Modbus backends for sensor data, power management, and control paths
Drive cross-functional collaboration with hardware, firmware, and platform software teams
Influence long-term architecture decisions for rack management and observability
Mentor engineers and set technical best practices
Support customer and production issues, including field debugging and issue resolution