Sr. Principal System Architect - OpenBMC Firmware
Core
Sr. Principal System Architect defining technical direction for OpenBMC and BMC firmware in Cloud, Compute, and switching markets.
Role type
Sr. Principal System Architect (Firmware)
Builds
OpenBMC firmware, BMC features, and technical direction for customer projects and Jabil's cloud compute offerings.
Domain
Server infrastructure, firmware engineering, OpenBMC, BMC
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
OpenBMC architecture expertise, C++, Python, Linux kernel mastery, IPMI/Redfish/PLDM standards, cryptographic protocols (PKI, AES, ECC), system design from block diagrams, CI/CD pipelines
Preferred skills
AMI MegaRAC, Aspeed BMC, modern BIOS architecture, server management (provisioning/deployment), thermal/electrical/OS domain collaboration
Technologies
OpenBMC, Linux, C++, Python, Git, IPMI, Redfish, MCTP, PLDM, SPDM, DMTF, OCP, Intel/AMD/Nvidia/ARM CPUs, Aspeed BMC
Responsibilities
Establish technical direction for customer and internal projects, assess technical requirements and competencies for quoting, develop system architectures, mentor engineers, advise on technology tradeoffs, collaborate across electrical/thermal/BIOS/Validation/RAS/OS domains
Seniority
Sr. Principal, hands-on IC with strategy & mentorship