Principal Firmware Validation Engineer

## About the role Owns coordination, validation (including validation environment), Integration, and debugging of system software/firmware comprising of different domains within AI server architecture (such as SoC FWs, Drivers, BIOS, BMC, Rack Manager etc.) Deeply collaborate with architect, firmware development, program management and component dev teams for day-to-days operations as well as for long term roadmap improvements by feeding back key learnings Ability to see system level "big picture" to validate that integrated firmware/system software aligns to architectural goals of product Passionate about coaching team members and helping them grow. Create validation plans, develop validation content, automate executions, and debug/triage of observed/reported failures Debugging and troubleshooting skills with aim to become point-of-contact for platform level issues. Ensure systematic closure of issues for subsequent releases Passionate about exploring and deploying noble methods to improve test coverage, release/test automation, and efficiency of our FW releases. Create automated dashboards to reflect "health" and "quality" of system at all times for decision making. ## Requirements * Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience * OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience * OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience * OR equivalent experience. * 12+ years of professional experience in validation, design/development, integration, or system level debugging in embedded systems * Experience in programing in Python or C or C++ and scripting languages (e.g., Python) for automation framework setup and deployment. * Experience of creating validation plans, developing test content to achieve the validation plan and automating the execution of test contents, especially in server domain * Demonstrated experience in system level firmware Integration, validation (including validation infrastructure setup), and debugging of system software * Experience of creating or working with automated testing pipeline aka CI/CD (integration + validation) * Experience of firmware development and testing on multiple HW test environments (Boards, FPGA, Emulation, Simulation etc.) * Experience of system level debugging (including customer issues) with understanding of managing and triaging production level issues. * Knowledge of hardware debuggers like JTAG, Oscilloscope, and Logic Analyzer etc. ## Nice to have * Passionate about coaching team members and helping them grow. * Passionate about exploring and deploying noble methods to improve test coverage, release/test automation, and efficiency of our FW releases. * Create automated dashboards to reflect "health" and "quality" of system at all times for decision making.