Senior Principal Firmware Engineer (BIOS Embedded Controller)

Senior Principal Firmware Engineer (BIOS Embedded Controller)

The Software Engineering team delivers next-generation application enhancements and new products for a changing world. Working at the cutting edge, we design and develop software for platforms, peripherals, applications and diagnostics - all with the most advanced technologies, tools, software engineering methodologies and the collaboration of internal and external partners.

Join us to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact as a Firmware Engineer (BIOS/Embedded Controller) on our Software Engineering Team in our Client Solutions Group in Austin, Texas.

What You'll Achieve:

As a Firmware (BIOS/EC) engineer you will be responsible for developing sophisticated systems and software based on the customer's business goals, needs and general business environment.

You will:

• Take part in the full software development life cycle including architecture, design, development, test, continuous delivery and support of UEFI BIOS and Embedded Controller
• Lead next generation firmware architecture design, ensuring it is modular, portable, resilient, and secure on ARM based embedded controller
• Lead firmware development as an active member of an agile team, collaboratively realizing features through development, test and delivery
• Mentor team members in design collaboration, code reviews, development tools and processes
• Collaborate with global internal functional teams and partners

Essential Requirements

• 12 years of relevant experience in architecture, design and development of x86, x64 and ARM UEFI BIOS/PC Firmware with a master's or bachelor's degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, or related discipline
• Knowledge or relevant deployment experience of PC ecosystem with a focus on silicon initialization, memory initialization, storage, PCIe, NVMe USB, security, in-band/out-of-band manageability in BIOS
• Experience with multiple programming languages (C/C /Rust); operating systems; RTOS operating system such as Zephyr, OS device drivers; system, network; embedded software/firmware; tools and utilities
• Strong experience with scripting languages such as Python skills (pytest/Robot, async I/O, logging, packaging); solid shell scripting (PowerShell/Bash)
• ML skills: model development with PyTorch/TensorFlow/scikit-learn, feature engineering for time-series/logs, evaluation and calibration.
• Ability to code/debug and guide others to code/debug flexible, scalable and complex programs, using either written or verbal design specifications
• Experience with the security development life cycle, including technical understanding of common security vulnerabilities and risks, and countermeasures
• Fluent in utilization of source code analysis tools such as Fortify, Coverity, Clang, and AI assistant tools for development

Compensation

Dell is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range for this position is $145k - $300k.

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Who we are

We believe that each of us has the power to make an impact. That's why we put our team members at the center of everything we do. If you're looking for an opportunity to grow your career with some of the best minds and most advanced tech in the industry, we're looking for you.

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