{"id":26925,"date":"2025-01-26T05:06:04","date_gmt":"2025-01-26T05:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whitehattoolbox.com\/jobs\/principal-engineer-firmware-engineering\/"},"modified":"2025-01-26T05:06:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-26T05:06:04","slug":"principal-engineer-firmware-engineering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whitehattoolbox.com\/jobs\/principal-engineer-firmware-engineering\/","title":{"rendered":"Principal Engineer, Firmware Engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Company Description<\/b><span class=\"br\"><\/span>At Western Digital, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible.<span class=\"br\"><\/span>At our core, Western Digital is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we&#8217;ve been doing just that. Our technology helped people put a man on the moon.<span class=\"br\"><\/span>We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest growth organizations in the world. From energizing the most competitive gaming platforms, to enabling systems to make cities safer and cars smarter and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world&#8217;s biggest companies and public cloud, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future.<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Binge-watch any shows, use social media or shop online lately? You&#8217;ll find Western Digital supporting the storage infrastructure behind many of these platforms. And, that flash memory card that captures and preserves your most precious moments? That&#8217;s us, too.<span class=\"br\"><\/span>We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, storage devices and platforms for business and consumers alike. Our data-centric solutions are comprised of the Western Digital\u00ae, G-Technology\u2122, SanDisk\u00ae and WD\u00ae brands.<span class=\"br\"><\/span>Today&#8217;s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. It&#8217;s You &#038; Western Digital. Together, we&#8217;re the next BIG thing in data.<span class=\"br\"><\/span><b>Job Description<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>12+ years of experience in Software development with core experience mainly on Platform software \/ Firmware Development is preferred. Job role requires to work hands on in developing BMC \/ Equivalent Firmware across Platform architectures<\/li>\n<li>Ability to innovate, design and implement features for In-band and Out-of-Band platform monitoring and management.<\/li>\n<li>Design, develop, code, and debug BMC Firmware by applying knowledge of server hardware architecture and system design.<\/li>\n<li>Must have Experience in Root of Trust &#038; Secure Booting of Firmware in various Processor Architectures<\/li>\n<li>Good Exposure on Various Encryption Protocols &#038; Algorithms like RSA, PKCS# , SHA<\/li>\n<li>Must understand x86, UEFI, x64 CPU instructions and general architecture.<\/li>\n<li>Layout and establish design documents with the engineering team<\/li>\n<li>Extensive experience programming in C, C++ and Golang scripting languages.<\/li>\n<li>Excellent Knowledge on Object Oriented Programming is preferred<\/li>\n<li>Experience in the following is preferred &#8211; I2C, IPMI, KVM, SOL, WS-MAN, Open BMC development, Redfish, Swordfish, SAS, PCIe<\/li>\n<li>Candidate is expected to demonstrate strong knowledge of Server Internals.<\/li>\n<li>Knowledge\/Experience with FPGA&#8217;s and debuggers is a plus<\/li>\n<li>Experience in software stack (BIOS, kernels, OS interactions, drivers, Virtualization, OpenCL areas) are preferred.<\/li>\n<li>Expertise in design and implementation of multitasking, event driven real time firmware is preferred<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrated ability of working well in a diverse and cross geo team environment<\/li>\n<li>Knowledge of TCP\/IP protocol and having experience in solving complicated networking issue is a plus<\/li>\n<li>Exposure to scalable and distributed systems is a plus<\/li>\n<li>Good communication and organizational skills are require.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Qualifications<\/b><span class=\"br\"><\/span><b>Preferred Qualifications :<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Participate in key product development and technical teams<\/li>\n<li>Excellent knowledge in Software development lifecycle and engineering process<\/li>\n<li>Capable of working as part of a global development team spanning across Geos.<\/li>\n<li>Good stake holder management and interact with program managers, sales, quality and cross geo teams on a regular basis<\/li>\n<li>Part of an Agile team with TTM as a goal with high quality deliveries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><center><b><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.careerjet.co.in\/jobad\/inf846c3941f8de78abd820ccb4369bf56?affid=0852fd5db5a52cbcd75bf945aa534932\" class=\"button purchase\" target=\"_blank\">Apply Now<\/a> <\/b><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Company Description At Western Digital, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible. 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