Strong knowledge of BIOS/UEFI firmware architecture and boot/platform initialization stack.
Direct experience with OCP specifications and workgroups, particularly MMBI, OBMF, mPnP, or DC-MHS.
Experience authoring technical specifications for engineering implementation.
Familiarity with BMC firmware and host-BMC communication models like Redfish or IPMI.
Experience in standards bodies or industry consortia, contributing proposals and representing organizations.
Ability to operate across different abstraction levels in technical discussions.
Strong technical writing skills for clear documentation.
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
Responsibilities
Represent the company in OCP and related industry bodies, contributing to specification development.
Translate OCP specifications into internal solution architecture for BIOS/UEFI and BMC firmware.
Author behavioral specification documents detailing system behavior at defined interfaces.
Create user-facing and integration documentation for OEM/ODM partners and internal teams.
Define solution architecture artifacts like block diagrams and interface contracts.
Collaborate with product engineering, firmware development, and validation teams to ensure architecture decisions are practical.
Track competitive positioning relative to other firmware vendors and OCP contributors.
Support technical discussions with customers and partners, including OEM/ODM enablement.
Benefits
Comprehensive healthcare and retirement plans.
Paid time off.
Potential for variable/incentive compensation and/or equity.
Full Job Description
Job Description:
We are looking for a Solution Architect to own the technical and behavioral definition of our BIOS/UEFI firmware stack as it aligns to Open Compute Project (OCP) specifications - including MMBI (Modular Motherboard BIOS Interface), OBMF (Open BMC Firmware), and mPnP (Multi-Host Plug and Play, DC-MHS). This role sits at the intersection of standards development and product engineering: you will represent the company in relevant OCP working groups, translate emerging and existing specifications into concrete behavioral and interface documents, and hand engineering a solution architecture they can build against with confidence.
What You'll Do
Represent the company in OCP and related industry bodies (OCP workgroups covering DC-MHS, OBMF, MMBI, mPnP, and adjacent firmware/hardware specifications), contributing to specification development and tracking spec evolution that affects product direction.
Translate OCP specifications into internal solution architecture - defining how MMBI, OBMF, and mPnP requirements map onto our BIOS/UEFI and BMC firmware stack.
Author behavioral specification documents that define expected system behavior at defined interfaces (host-to-BMC, multi-host arbitration, firmware update flows, hot-plug/hot-swap sequencing) in enough detail for engineering to implement without ambiguity.
Author user-facing and integration documentation (design guides, interface control documents, reference implementation notes) that OEM/ODM partners and internal teams can use to validate compliance.
Define solution architecture artifacts - block diagrams, sequence diagrams, state machines, and interface contracts - that bridge OCP spec requirements and buildable engineering designs.
Work cross-functionally with product engineering, firmware development, and validation teams to ensure architecture decisions are implementable, testable, and maintainable.
Track competitive and ecosystem positioning relative to other firmware vendors and OCP contributors, feeding insights back into product and R&D strategy.
Support customer- and partner-facing technical discussions, including OEM/ODM enablement and pre-sales technical deep dives on OCP-aligned platforms.
What You'll Bring
Strong working knowledge of BIOS/UEFI firmware architecture and the boot/platform initialization stack.
Direct experience with OCP specifications and workgroups - ideally hands-on exposure to MMBI, OBMF, mPnP, or DC-MHS.
Experience authoring technical specifications: behavioral specs, interface control documents, or architecture design documents that engineering teams have directly implemented from.
Familiarity with BMC firmware and host-BMC communication models (Redfish, IPMI, or equivalent management interfaces).
Experience participating in standards bodies or industry consortia - contributing proposals, reviewing draft specs, or representing an organization in working group discussions.
Ability to operate across abstraction levels: comfortable in a spec committee meeting in the morning and a firmware architecture review in the afternoon.
Strong technical writing skills - clear, unambiguous documentation is a core deliverable of this role, not an afterthought.
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
Nice to Have
Prior contribution history in OCP (named contributor, workgroup co-chair, or spec author).
Experience with rack-scale or disaggregated server architectures (DC-MHS, multi-host platforms).
Familiarity with firmware security concepts (HRoT, secure boot, attestation) as they intersect with OCP specs.
Familiarity with ARM architecture
Why This Role Matters
BIOS/UEFI and platform management are moving from proprietary, vendor-specific implementations toward open, standardized interfaces driven by hyperscalers and OCP. This role ensures our product engineering organization builds ahead of that curve - with architecture that is both spec-compliant and commercially differentiated - while giving the company a direct voice in how those standards evolve.
In addition to base pay, this role may be eligible for variable/ incentive compensation and/ or equity. In addition, this role is eligible for a comprehensive, competitive benefits package which may include healthcare and retirement plans, paid time off, and more!
About Lattice Semiconductor
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation is an American manufacturer of high-performance programmable logic devices (FPGAs, CPLDs, & SPLDs). Founded in 1983, the company is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, and employs about 1,250 people. Lattice Semiconductor went public in 1989 and is traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the symbol LSCC. The company's products are used in communications, computing, industrial, automotive, and consumer markets.
