BSP/Firmware Technical Lead

General Overview

Job Title:  Staff Engineer, Software
Functional Area:  Engineering (ENG)
Career Stream:  Design - Software Engineering
Job Code:  SEN-ENG-DSE
Job Band: 10
Direct/Indirect Indicator:  Indirect

Summary

The Staff Engineer, Software develops, debugs, tests, deploys and supports code to be deployed in systems/products/equipment for various applications. They write, debug, maintain, and test software in various common languages and for software at various levels in the hierarchy (from Firmware to Application). Software creation follows an agreed to development process (such as Agile, Scrum, etc.) and complies with the product life cycle development (phase/gate deliverables).

The Staff Engineer, Software works in cross functional teams with other designers, customers, manufacturing engineering and project leadership to ensure robust and high quality product development. Enhance designs with feedback from reviews in areas such as manufacturing, test, supply chain, reliability, industrial design and simulations.

Detailed Description

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

• Lead the design, development and implementation of technical solutions for complex projects, involving multiple domains. Participate in project planning and scheduling.
• Provide technical leadership and direction to a sizable team of engineers. May be a recognized expert (go to person) in one or more technical areas
• Take responsibility for non-technical elements of an engineering project (people, financials etc.).
• Review and interpret customer requirements/specifications and may act as primary customer contract.
• Analyze trade-offs in complex systems and recommend solutions. Develops deployment strategies and plans.
• Lead the deployment of strategic complex programs and coordinate site-wide deployment efforts.
• May manage relationships with key vendors/partners.
• Analyze, design and develop tests and test-automation suites.
• Design and develop a processing platform using various configuration management technologies.
• Test software development methodology (may be done in agile environment)
• Provide ongoing maintenance, support and enhancements in existing systems and platforms.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with customers, users, project managers and other engineers including Peer-Reviews to achieve elegant solutions.
• Provide recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Work alongside other engineers on the team to elevate technology and consistently apply best practices.
• Keep up to date with relevant industry knowledge and regulations

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

Roles & Responsibilities:
Develop, test and integrate device drivers for various devices on our high-performance platforms including Ethernet, I2C, PCIe, SPI, USB, NAND devices
Customize BSP, boot code and device drivers
Work closely with hardware engineers in board bringup
Work closely with manufacturing teams for qualification through diagnostics packages
Develop software solutions for high availability and redundancy
Lead and mentor a team of high-performance engineers
Interact with customers to gather requirements, design firmware and ensure quality of deliverables
Interact with cross functional team including product management, hardware engineering, manufacturing, sales teams to design high-performance, cost-effective solutions for storage and switching platforms
Domain and Leadership Skills\par
10+ years of work experience implementing device drivers and BSP
4+ years of experience in technical leadership role
Experience working with cross functional teams including hardware engineering, manufacturing
Strong knowledge of real time operating system concepts, multithreading, SMP
Strong knowledge of C, Linux driver programming and kernel architecture
Knowledge of Python
Outstanding software debugging skills
Experience using a full range of hardware test equipment like JTAG debuggers, I2C analyzer etc
Solid understanding of Ethernet PHYs, PCIe, USB, SPI, NAND, I2C and SDRAM
Knowledge of Intel x86 architecture and BIOS/UEFI and BMC is a plus
Qualification
Bachelors or Master degree in Electronics or Computer Science
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong interpersonal, multitasking and organizational skills
Ability to work in a challenging and competitive envrionment

Physical Demands

• Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.
• Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data. 
• Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required.
• Occasional travel may be required.

Typical Experience

• 10 to 15 years

Typical Education

Bachelor degree or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Educational Requirements may vary by Geography

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.