Senior BIOS & Firmware Applications Engineer

• Define and create customer demos or example designs
• Support customers with BIOS issues and configuration on x86 based processing systems
• Run industry standard benchmarks and present results to the field and customers
• Develop and run tests to measure system level bandwidth and latency, using performance tools, for different applications
• Develop and test systems with Linux and/or RTOS
• Investigate issues on protocols like I2C, UART, USB, Ethernet, PCIE etc
• Strong programming skills and understanding of Python and C/C++
• Document best practices for BIOS, performance optimization, etc
• Develop training and marketing material for Sales team
• Drive the needs back through engineering to deliver solutions that customers can use

• 7+yrs of experience and prior working experience on UEFI BIOS
• Good understanding of BIOS variants like EDK2 and Coreboot
• Experience with BIOS debug, BIOS tuning and customization
• Possesses in-depth system level understanding of Embedded Systems, including Processors, System Interfaces, and system requirements
• Good understanding of Operating Systems (like Linux) and Software Stack
• Desire to be hands on with AMD x86 Embedded tools, devices, boards and software
• Technical expertise in Application CPUs, real-time CPUs and microcontrollers in x86 architecture
• Experience with Bootloaders, U-boot, and Linux
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. Proven ability to write application notes, white papers, & customer presentations
• Must have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment as part of a collaborative team across multiple geographies to creatively solve challenging problems
• Fully self-sufficient in software development concepts and methods, coding, and debugging
• Strong interpersonal skills to work with engineering, marketing, customers, FAEs and sales to deliver timely solutions
• Bachelors or Masters degree (preferred) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent

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