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Sr Staff Engineer, Product Marketing

San Jose, CALIFORNIA, usFull-time$180k2026-10-16 → 2026-11-11

Core

Define MCU requirements and go-to-market strategies for distributed management controllers and satellite controllers that complement BMCs in server platform management.

Role type

Sr Staff Product Marketing Engineer (Server Platform Management)

Builds

Silicon, firmware, management-protocol stacks, SDKs, tools/GUIs, and reference designs for server motherboards, CPU/GPU/AI accelerator trays, storage backplanes, and power/cooling subsystems.

Domain

Semiconductor / Server Infrastructure / Embedded Systems

Required skills

System architecture, embedded systems, semiconductor product definition, technical product management, server platform management, BMC-based out-of-band management, MCU/RTOS firmware, MCTP/PLDM/SPDM/Redfish protocols, sideband interfaces (I2C/SMBus/I3C/SPI/UART/GPIO/PMBus), product roadmap creation, business case development, go-to-market planning.

Preferred skills

Hyperscaler or enterprise server experience, GPU/AI accelerator tray management, rack management, power shelves, fan controllers, liquid-cooling management, OpenBMC integration, OCP DC-SCM/DC-SCI, modular server architectures, interoperability testing, secure boot, hardware root of trust, device identity, signed firmware updates, SDK development, server bring-up, power sequencing, telemetry, fault diagnostics, firmware lifecycle management.

Technologies

OpenBMC, OCP DC-SCM, DC-SCI, MCTP, PLDM, SPDM, Redfish, I2C, SMBus, I3C, SPI, UART, GPIO, PMBus, RTOS, SDKs, GUIs.

Responsibilities

Define use cases for rack-level monitoring, power sequencing, thermal management, and fault reporting; translate customer input into MRDs and roadmaps; create positioning, messaging, and sales enablement materials; lead technical discovery with hyperscalers and OEMs; align silicon, firmware, and sales teams; balance market opportunity with technical feasibility.

Seniority

Sr Staff, hands-on IC with strategy & mentorship