Principal BMC Firmware Design Engineer

Graphcore is a globally recognized leader in Artificial Intelligence computing systems. The company designs advanced semiconductors and data center hardware that provide the specialized processing power needed to drive AI innovation while delivering the efficiency required to support its broader adoption.

As part of the SoftBank Group Graphcore is a member of an elite family of companies responsible for some of the world’s most transformative technologies. We are opening a new AI Engineering Campus in Austin which will play a central role in Graphcore's work building the future of AI computing.

We are looking for a Senior Firmware Design Engineer to lead and drive the development of OpenBMC based management firmware across server and rack-scale platforms primarily targeted for hyperscale data center environments. This role requires expertise in BMC strong experience with CI/CD development workflows and a proven track record of collaborating with ODM design partners to deliver high-quality scalable firmware solutions. You will play a critical role in shaping the architecture roadmap and execution of next-generation platform management firmware.

RESPONSIBILITIES
 Architecture design development and deployment of OpenBMC-based firmware for hyperscale rack management platforms.
 Define and drive BMC feature development to meet hyperscaler requirements for reliability scale serviceability and automation.
 Collaborate closely with ODM partners through all phases of the design and development lifecycle — from concept to mass production — ensuring timely and high-quality firmware deliverables.
 Guide and support integration of BMC firmware into CI/CD pipelines including automated builds regression testing static analysis and deployment workflows.
 Design and implement robust and scalable firmware interfaces for platform telemetry power/thermal controls remote manageability (IPMI/Redfish/PMCI) and firmware update infrastructure.
 Partner with hardware BIOS security systems and validation teams to drive alignment across the entire platform stack.
 Debug complex hardware/firmware/system issues in lab and production environments.

REQUIREMENTS
 Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Science or a related discipline.
 5+ years of hands-on experience in BMC or similar firmware development.
 Strong expertise with Yocto-based Linux systems and embedded software design.
 Experience delivering firmware solutions in hyperscale environments (e.g. cloud service providers large-scale data center infrastructure).
 Proficiency in C/C++ Linux kernel and userspace development and scripting languages (Python Bash).
 Deep knowledge of platform management protocols: IPMI DCMI DMTF standards such as Redfish and PMCI SSH VNC SNMP).
 Solid understanding of server and rack-level hardware architecture (e.g. power delivery thermal control FRUs sensors).
 Experience with BMC architecture and hardware interfaces: OCP DC-SCM and HPM NC-SI MCTP PLDM PCIe I3C/I2C SPI USB SGPIO UART.
 Proven experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Jenkins GitLab CI GitHub Actions) for firmware development and validation.
 Experience with code static analysis tools and vulnerability scanners.
 Experience with system-level debug tools such as logic analyzers JTAG GDB strace and valgrind.
 Extensive experience working with and managing ODM/JDM partners including technical leadership reviews and issue triage.

DIFFERENTIATORS
 Experience with OpenBMC.
 Familiarity with firmware security technologies (secure boot measured bootsigned images TPM integration).
 Exposure to server platform architecture (x86/ARM) PCIe BMC SoCs and associated peripherals.
 Experience with DevOps or cloud-native workflows is a plus.

What We Do

At Graphcore we’re building the future of AI compute. We’re a team of semiconductor software and AI experts with deep experience in creating the complete AI compute stack - from silicon and software to infrastructure at datacenter scale. As part of the SoftBank Group backed by significant long-term investment we are delivering key technology into the fast-growing SoftBank AI ecosystem. To meet the vast and exciting AI opportunity Graphcore is expanding its teams around the world. We are bringing together the brightest minds to solve the toughest problems in a place where everyone has the opportunity to make an impact on the company our products and the future of artificial intelligence.

Why Work With Us

Our team is at the forefront of the machine intelligence revolution enabling innovators from all industries to build AI-native products to expand human potential. What we do at Graphcore really makes a difference.

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