We are seeking a Product / Platform Engineer specializing in BIOS and Firmware technologies to support customer-reported firmware and platform software issues on post-launch x86-based platforms. The engineer will be responsible for platform bring-up, firmware integration, debugging, validation, and customer issue resolution.
Key Responsibilities
- Investigate and resolve BIOS and firmware-related issues.
- Support platform bring-up, firmware integration, and validation activities.
- Debug boot flow, initialization, and platform configuration issues.
- Analyze firmware logs and hardware/software interactions.
- Collaborate with hardware, software, validation, and product engineering teams.
- Drive customer-reported issues through root cause analysis and resolution.
- Support customer escalations and technical reviews.
Technical Requirements
- Strong understanding of x86 architecture and platform boot flow.
- Experience with UEFI BIOS architecture, development, integration, and debugging.
- Knowledge of UEFI phases including SEC, PEI, DXE
- Knowledge of Firmware Support Package (FSP) integration.
- Understanding of Firmware Image (IFWI) architecture and components.
- Knowledge of industry standards including:
ACPI
SMBIOS
PCIe
USB
SPI
I2C
UART
eMMC
SDMMC
- Experience reading schematics and platform design documentation.
- Knowledge of memory initialization, power management, thermal management, security features, and platform configuration.
- Experience using debugging and measurement tools including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and protocol analyzers.
- Knowledge of embedded firmware development and C programming.
- Experience with Open Source UEFI-based firmware projects such as Slim Bootloader (SBL) is an advantage.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent.
- 3–8 years of relevant experience in BIOS, firmware, embedded software, validation, or customer engineering.
- Strong analytical and debugging skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.