Senior Firmware Engineer (Uefi Bios Development)

Application window is expected to close on 06/30/2024

Who We Are

The UCS Platform BIOS team seeks an energetic, proactive Senior BIOS/UEFI firmware engineer to research, design, develop, and troubleshoot System BIOS for UCS server products. This position provides an opportunity to lead and grow in the compute and cloud space.

The ideal candidate will have platform software development skills including experience with feature development, board bring-up and low-level debug. You will add to the development effort from conception through production of UCS servers.

Who You Are

In this highly visible role as Senior Firmware Engineer, you will pursue UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) development for UCS compute platforms. You will take ownership of overall platform BIOS development and specific features throughout the platform lifecycle.

Interact with silicon partners to understand the next generation processor/platform architecture, identify the areas of concern, and collaborate to address them. Closely work with IBV BIOS Vendor to resolve the core BIOS and x86 processor vendors' reference code issues and deliver high-quality BIOS for next generation of UCS platforms. Collaborate with various UCS cross-functional teams such as hardware, network, storage, BMC, management software, manufacturing, QA, and OS teams throughout the platform lifecycle.

Build design/functional specifications for the proprietary BIOS features. Solve and drive the platform and BIOS issues to closure.

What You'll Do

You will work with the Computing Systems Product Group that helps to enable the fully unified data center through the Unified Computing Systems architecture. We architect and build the next generation unified computing systems that include compute, storage, network, virtualization, and management. You will be a part of the dynamic and passionate team that designs, implements, and delivers industry leading computing system products and work on exciting and most ambitious projects.

Minimum Qualifications

• 8 years of professional experience in software development, network engineering or related field.

• 5+ years professional experience in System BIOS/UEFI development for server platforms.

• Experience with Intel and/or AMD platform architecture.

• Experience with server platform design and architecture.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with board bring-up and validation in the lab

• Good understanding of CPU architecture, DDR4, UPI, PCIe, NVMe, ACPI, RAS, Power Management, TPM/TXT, and EDKII, and Secure boot

• Good knowledge of OS internals and how BIOS/UEFI interacts with OS

• Experience debugging with hardware tools such as JTAG debuggers, Intel ITP, AMD HDT, and analyzers

• Familiar with UEFI driver development and various UEFI protocols is a plus

• Familiar with BMC and out of band management interfaces/protocols such as PECI, redfish, and IPMI is a plus

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to collaborate with multi-functional teams

Why Cisco

#WeAreCisco, where each person is unique, but we bring our talents to work as a team and make a difference powering an inclusive future for all.

We embrace digital, and help our customers implement change in their digital businesses. Some may think we're "old" (39 years strong) and only about hardware, but we're also a software company.

And a security company. We even invented an intuitive network that adapts, predicts, learns and protects.

No other company can do what we do - you can't put us in a box!

But "Digital Transformation" is an empty buzz phrase without a culture that allows for innovation, creativity, and yes, even failure (if you learn from it.)

Day to day, we focus on the give and take. We give our best, give our egos a break, and give of ourselves (because giving back is built into our DNA.) We take accountability, ambitious steps, and take difference to heart. Because without diversity of thought and a dedication to equality for all, there is no moving forward.

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Pop culture geek? Many of us are. Passion for technology and world changing? Be you, with us!

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