Principal Firmware Validation Engineer

United StatesPosted Aug 6, 2026

You will be involved with all phases of product development, from architectural design through firmware architecture and development. Working with stakeholders and partners, you will enhance and fine tune future HW/SW product solutions and architect new ones. You will drive, define, implement, and lead execution of FW integration and validation test plans. You will be responsible for firmware level debug as part of end-to-end firmware development and debug. You are expected to source, debug, and resolve HW & SW bugs. You will architect and implement test cases and frameworks that will be utilized to conduct testing and establish coverage. You will identify and address inefficiencies and gaps in coverage, testing, execution, etc. You will set expectations, negotiate timelines, and manage handshakes, dependencies, and deliverables. You will mentor, guide, and help peers and other team members. Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience. 10+ years of professional experience designing, developing, or testing, software and hardware. Experience with working from early concept of SoC/Platform Architecture and design to shipping final product. Experience with Architecting, Designing, and delivering on new Data Center class technologies across the entire platform. Experience with Platform Initialization, Manageability, Security, Motherboard, Drivers, UEFI, BMC, OS, Virtualization, Memory Management, RAS, and similar areas. Experience in leading teams, assessing coverage, debugging HW/SW issues, and writing scripts (Python or similar) Experience working on multiple products supporting customer issues with strong troubleshooting and debugging skills.

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