Sr. Firmware Engineer

Job Req ID: 28788

About Supermicro:

Supermicro® is a Top Tier provider of advanced server, storage, and networking solutions for Data Center, Cloud Computing, Enterprise IT, Hadoop/ Big Data, Hyperscale, HPC and IoT/Embedded customers worldwide. We are the #5 fastest growing company among the Silicon Valley Top 50 technology firms. Our unprecedented global expansion has provided us with the opportunity to offer a large number of new positions to the technology community. We seek talented, passionate, and committed engineers, technologists, and business leaders to join us.
 

Job Summary:

Super Micro Computer, Inc. is seeking talented Sr. Firmware Engineer will be responsible for developing world class firmware to fully maximize the strong hardware architecture of in-house servers. We are looking for talented individuals who enjoy creating firmware for networking products, prototyping concepts, and investigating in new technologies. In this position, the candidate will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design robust networking products.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Responsible for designing, porting, developing, debugging, and maintaining BMC/IPMI related software and firmware for server systems.
2. Work closely with software and hardware teams to develop and integrate embedded firmware solutions.
3. Develop and maintain remote management interfaces including RESTful APIs, SNMP, HTML5 web interface, iKVM, and Virtual Media.
4. Develop new features and enhancements for BMC firmware, including Redfish management functions and platform-specific capabilities.
5. Implement and maintain platform monitoring and control functions for system components such as motherboard, backplane, M.2, U.2, NVMe, HDD, SAS controller, LAN add-on cards, OCP cards, and other system peripherals.
6. The candidate must be highly motivated and able to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative, and team-oriented environment.

Qualifications:

1. Candidates who meet at least one of the following requirements are preferred; additional qualifications are a plus.
   (1)Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering field with 5+ years of industry experience, or
   (2)Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering field with 7+ years of industry experience.
2. Preferred Technical Skills
   • Embedded or Linux development experience, including U-Boot, Linux Kernel, device drivers, and file systems.
   • Familiarity with industry protocols and technologies such as: IPMI, Redfish, SNMP, I2C, SPI, PMBus, IPMB, KCS, RGMII, HTTPS, LDAP, SMTP, NTP, MCTP, PCIe, USB, NVMe-MI, JSON, XML, and related management interfaces.
   • Experience with ARM TrustZone or secure firmware development.
   • Experience working with x86 server platforms (Intel or AMD).