Bios & Firmware Architect

• Firmware Architecture & Technical Strategy: Own the end‑to‑end BIOS/UEFI and platform firmware architecture for one or more SoC/platform programs
• Define modular firmware design principles: portability, scalability, observability, update safety, and maintainability
• Establish the firmware roadmap aligned with product strategy, platform requirements, and silicon capabilities
• Lead architecture reviews and ensure alignment across firmware components (bootloaders, PEI/DXE drivers, BMC/ME/PSP interfaces, platform init flows)
• Boot Flow, Initialization & Platform Bring‑Up: Architect and drive platform boot sequences, including: CPU and silicon initialization
• Memory bring‑up (DDR training, init, error handling)
• IO initialization (PCIe/CXL/USB/SATA/NVMe/Ethernet, as applicable)
• ACPI table generation and OS handoff
• Enable pre‑silicon firmware bring‑up (emulation/FPGA/simulation environments), accelerating first‑silicon readiness
• Partner with validation and silicon bring‑up teams on root cause analysis across HW/FW/SW boundaries
• Security Architecture & Secure Firmware Lifecycle: Define and implement secure platform foundations: Secure Boot chain of trust, firmware authentication, measured boot
• Firmware update security, rollback prevention, anti‑tamper
• Security event logging and policy enforcement
• Collaborate with security teams on vulnerability response processes and secure development practices
• Power, Performance, RAS, And Reliability: Architect firmware support for: Power management frameworks (P‑states/C‑states, idle policies, low power modes)
• Performance tuning hooks and telemetry
• RAS features (error detection, reporting, recovery flows
• MCA/EDAC integration as relevant)
• Watchdogs, health monitoring, crash dump capture, post‑mortem analysis support
• Define observability: logs, traces, counters, firmware performance profiles
• Firmware Quality, Validation & Release Governance: Define firmware quality gates and release criteria (stability, boot KPI, stress, compliance)
• Drive robust validation strategies: Unit/component tests for firmware modules
• Automated boot/regression infrastructure
• Compatibility testing across OS, devices, and platform SKUs
• Own release governance: versioning, change control, branching strategy, and integration cadence
• Ecosystem & Cross‑Functional Leadership: Act as the primary firmware interface across teams: Silicon/SoC design and IP owners (memory, PCIe, security, power)
• Platform board design and electrical teams
• System software, kernel/driver, hypervisor teams
• Validation, manufacturing, and field support
• Provide technical influence—drive upstream design decisions that improve firmware simplicity and platform robustness

• 15–20+ years experience in BIOS/UEFI or low‑level firmware architecture and development
• Deep expertise in: UEFI/BIOS architecture (boot phases, drivers, DXE/PEI concepts)
• Low‑level CPU/platform initialization flows
• ACPI/SMBIOS concepts and OS handoff behavior
• Debugging complex boot issues across HW/FW/OS
• Strong understanding of platform fundamentals: Memory subsystem bring‑up, training, and error handling
• IO initialization and enumeration (PCIe stack, device discovery)
• Power management and performance tradeoffs
• Proven cross‑functional leadership and ability to drive technical decisions across teams
• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical Engineer, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related field

EDKII and Coreboot knowledge is a plus