Senior Firmware Engineer - UEFI Firmware

Job Description

Oracle's OCI Hardware Division is seeking a UEFI/BIOS Firmware Engineer with a strong background in systems architecture and software development for ARM, AMD, Intel, and GPU architectures. The OHD team is responsible for the hardware design, development, and delivery of superior server and GPU product offerings for Oracle's Cloud infrastructure and on-premise engineered systems.

As a member of this team, you will work in a collaborative environment to architect, design, and implement UEFI-based firmware to meet Oracle's product requirements and customer needs. With the exponential growth of Oracle Cloud, especially in AI-oriented datacenters, this is an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to have a significant impact on Oracle's cloud offerings and to innovate in a rapidly evolving space.

Responsibilities

As a senior member of Oracle Hardware Development's UEFI team, you will play a key role in the design, development, and support of Intel-, AMD-, ARM-, and GPU-based servers for cloud and on-premise computing. Primary responsibilities include:

• Participating in schematic reviews to guide electrical designs and anticipate firmware impacts
• Playing a key role in board and device bring-up to debug issues and validate electrical and silicon designs
• Assisting other functional teams (BMC, OS, QE, Diags, etc.) with testing, debugging, and integration
• Working closely with Operations in the planning, execution, and debugging of manufacturing processes
• Developing and debugging advanced features such as RAS, I/O, and core chipset logic
• Collaborating with chipset and PCIe card vendors to ensure Oracle requirements are met and issues are resolved
  
  

The following qualifications are highly desired:

• BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience
• 5 years of experience working with UEFI firmware, legacy BIOS, or pre-boot environments
• Excellent programming skills in C/C and experience with Python
• Knowledge of industry bus architectures (PCIe, I2C, SPI, USB, UART)
• Knowledge of Intel, AMD, and ARM computer architectures and low-level chipset programming (CPU and chipset logic)
• Knowledge of server architecture and standards such as IPMI
• Understanding of UEFI security or firmware security features (TPM, Secure Boot, TXT)
  
  

Qualifications

Disclaimer:

Certain US customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization and occupational health mandates.

Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $96,800 to $251,600 per annum. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.

Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.

Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
• Short term disability and long term disability
• Life insurance and AD&D
• Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
• Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
• 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
• Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
• 11 paid holidays
• Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Financial planning and group legal
• Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance
  
  

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.

Career Level - IC5

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