Lead BMC Engineer

Lead BMC firmware development, integration, and optimization across complex server and platform products, providing technical ownership for management firmware features, issue resolution, and platform stability.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and integration of BMC firmware capabilities across one or more product programs, including management interfaces, monitoring, logging, and control features.
• Define technical approach, design tradeoffs, and implementation strategy for BMC firmware in alignment with platform and customer requirements.
• Drive bring-up, debug, and closure of complex BMC and system management issues across hardware and firmware boundaries.
• Own firmware quality and readiness through regression planning, defect closure discipline, and support for release decisions.
• Collaborate with BIOS, Electrical, Systems, Validation, and other cross-functional teams to ensure robust platform integration and manageability.
• Support customer and leadership reviews by clearly communicating firmware status, critical issues, risks, and action plans.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to BMC development methods, standards, automation, and best practice improvements.
• Promote code quality, technical reuse, and continuous improvement within the firmware organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field; Master’s degree preferred.
• 5–10 years of relevant experience in BMC firmware, embedded software, or platform management development.
• Strong expertise in embedded firmware development, Linux-based environments, and hardware/software integration debugging.
• Knowledge of system management protocols such as IPMI, Redfish, or similar frameworks.
• Experience working on server, storage, networking, or complex compute platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical execution, solve complex platform issues, and mentor other engineers.
• Strong communication skills and ability to align stakeholders around technical decisions and priorities.