Firmware Engineer

TekWissen LLC

Austin, TX

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$50–$57
SKILLS
Boundary Scan, C Programming Language, C++ Programming Language, Computer Firmware, Consumer Electronics, Consumer Goods and Services, Debugging Skills, Debugging Tools, Dell Computers, Diversity, Electrical Engineering, Financial Control, GNU C Compiler, GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), Gerrit, Git, Hewlett-Packard Product Family, I2C, IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface), Identify Issues, Industry Standards, JavaScript, Kernel Programming, Linux Kernel, Linux Kernel Drivers, Linux Operating System, Linux Programming, Microprocessor, Motherboards, Open Source, PCI Express (PCI-E), Python Programming/Scripting Language, Quality Assurance, Referenceable Customers, Semiconductor Manufacturing, Semiconductors, Server Architecture, Software Development, Source Code Control System (SCCS), Source Code/Configuration Management (SCM), Systems Administration/Management, Team Player, Time Management, Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter (UART), Unix Shell Programming, Workforce Management
LOCATION
Austin, TX
POSTED
1 day ago

Overview:
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. This Client is an American multinational semiconductor company based in Austin, that develops computer processors and related technologies for business and consumer markets. Global company that specializes in manufacturing semiconductor devices used in computer processing. The company also produces flash memories, graphics processors, motherboard chip sets, and a variety of components used in consumer electronics goods.


Job Title: Firmware Engineer 1
Duration: 12 Months
Location: Austin, TX
Job Type: Temporary assignment
Work Type: Remote

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities:
The position entails firmware development in conjunction with coordination with architects, BIOS developers, vendors, and quality assurance teams to develop robust, innovative OpenBMC firmware releases for customer reference boards. Responsibilities include BMC firmware development in an OpenBMC environment, upstreaming work to the OpenBMC community and troubleshooting existing designs.
A successful candidate will employ solid software methodologies, manageability design expertise, debug capabilities, and strong process practices to ensure on-schedule, defect-free firmware deliveries with focus on continuous feature and code improvement.

Preferred Experience:

  • Previous BMC Firmware development experience mandatory (Dell iDRAC, Dell CMC, HP iLo, etc)
  • Experience with Open Source Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) Software Stack (OpenBMC)
  • Programming experience (JavaScript , Shell Scripting, Python, C, C++)
  • Knowledge of low-level protocols including I2c, I3c, JTAG, SPI, eSPI, UART, PCIe expected
  • Proficient with Source version control systems like Git, Review tools like Gerrit
  • Working knowledge of Linux Kernel programming and Linux driver development experience (JTAG, I2C, SPI)
  • Hands on experience working with Reference Boards.
  • Experience with Linux gcc build and debug tools.
  • Strong debug methodology and skills mandatory
  • Experience in server manageability architecture mandatory
  • Intimate knowledge of software development process methodology expected
  • Knowledge of industry standard initiatives such as Redfish, PLDM, MCTP desirable and manageability protocols such as IPMI expected.
Academic Credentials:
  • BSEE, BSCS, or BSCE degree or higher
  • 4-6 years or more of firmware development
  • 2-4 years or more of manageability firmware experience
  • Candidates should enjoy working in a dynamic team environment.

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

About the Company

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TekWissen LLC

WE THE TEKWISSEN PEOPLE

TekWissen offers you a broader portfolio of services, industry-leading solutions, and the meaningful innovations that give you greater flexibility and speed to respond to market dynamics, reduced costs and risk to improve enterprise performance, and increased productivity to enable growth.

To keep pace with global market demands, TekWissen keeps its finger on the pulse of change. Our organized approach to guiding a project from its inception to closure. Managing projects is becoming more and more important as we enter the digital era. To cope with the pace that this transition demands, a method is required to manage projects so they can yield quality work, while incorporating efficient use of time and resources.

Project involves identifying which quality standards are relevant to the project and determining how to satisfy them.

It is important to perform quality planning during the Planning Process and should be done alongside the other project planning processes because changes in the quality will likely require changes in the other planning processes, or the desired product quality may require a detailed risk analysis of an identified problem. It is important to remember that quality should be planned, designed, then built in, not added on after the fact.

Capabilities and accomplishments in one TekWissen business enhance the opportunity for success in the others. Put simply, TekWissen's unique combination of attributes promotes success.



COMPANY SIZE
100 to 499 employees
INDUSTRY
Computer/IT Services
FOUNDED
2009
WEBSITE
http://www.tekwissen.com/