Firmware Developer (C/C++, Manageability - BMC)

Overview

Develop firmware enhancements, updates, and programming changes for portions and subsystems of firmware, including DSP, embedded code, CHIF, I2C, SPI drivers, BMC applications, and BIOS/UEFI. Provide software systems leadership across complex products and platforms, from solution design and analysis through coding, testing, and integration.

What you'll do

• Design enhancements, updates, and programming changes for portions and subsystems of firmware, including DSP, embedded code, CHIF, I2C, SPI drivers, BMC applications, and BIOS/UEFI.
• Lead multiple project teams of software systems engineers and internal and outsourced development partners through solution design, analysis, coding, testing, and integration.
• Manage and expand relationships with internal and outsourced development partners on software systems design and development.
• Review and evaluate designs and project activities for compliance with systems design and development guidelines and standards.
• Provide tangible feedback to improve product quality and mitigate failure risk.
• Provide domain-specific expertise and software systems leadership and perspective to cross-organization projects, programs, and activities.
• Drive innovation and integration of new technologies into projects and activities in the software systems design organization.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to less-experienced staff members.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Electronics & Communication, Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent.
• Typically, 5+ years' experience.
• Strong programming experience in C and C++.
• Strong understanding of the Server manageability domain in specific and Server Industry in General.
• Experience in openBMC or Yocto-based Baseboard Management Controllers (BMC).
• Design, Debug and Development experience on RTOS like Green hills Integrity and Embedded Linux.
• Experience working with ARM processor or similar system controllers.
• Expertise in multiple firmware design tools and languages.
• Experience in overall architecture of software systems for products and solutions.
• Experience designing and integrating software systems running on multiple platform types into the overall architecture.
• Experience evaluating and selecting forms and processes for software systems testing and methodology, including writing and execution of test plans, debugging, and testing scripts and tools.
• History of innovation with multiple patents or deployed solutions in the field of software design.
• Experience in Linux device driver development, inter-process communication, interrupt and exception handling, and dynamic memory handling.
• Working knowledge of debugging tools like gdb, kdb, and JTAG debuggers.
• Experience working with multi-core ARM processors or similar system controllers.

Details

• Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
• Hybrid work arrangement with a requirement to work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.