General InformationReq # WD00105073
Career area: Hardware Engineering
Country/Region: United States of America
State: North Carolina
City: Morrisville
Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Working time: Full-time
Additional Locations:
* United States of America - North Carolina - Morrisville
Description and RequirementsAbout the RoleWe are seeking a hands-on engineer with a strong background in low-level software/firmware development, computer architecture, and PCI-Express (PCIe) technology to join our team. You will design, implement, and validate the firmware for ultra-low latency, high bandwidth PCIe switches enabling GPU accelerators, NICs, and drives to compute high-performance AI and datacenter workloads.
You will work closely with UEFI/BIOS, BMC, hardware architects, validation engineers, and product management to translate architecture specifications into robust, production-ready firmware that meets stringent performance, power, and reliability targets. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and enjoys digging into register-level details while delivering firmware that customers can rely on.
Key Responsibilities:- Design, develop, integrate, and maintain PCIe Switch firmware for servers.
- Participate in design reviews, and cross-functional product planning meetings.
- Collaborate with external vendors to integrate PCIe switch firmware with system software and hardware.
- Develop specifications for link-training, error handling, lane-reconfiguration, and hot-plug flows.
- Implement feature-level functionality such as port-reconfiguration, host partitioning, SR-IOV, and tuning link-training parameters.
- Collaborate with validation and I/O teams to develop unit-test, and hardware-in-the-loop test plans.
- Conduct thorough testing and debugging of firmware to ensure high-quality and reliable solutions.
- Contribute to the improvement of our firmware development processes and tools.
- Produce clear design documents, guides, and release notes.
- Stay current with PCIe specifications (PCIe 5.0/6.0, CXL, etc.), emerging standards, and industry trends.
Required Qualifications:
- BS degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or Computer Engineering
- 6 years' minimum experience in Embedded Firmware/Software Development
- Power user with Windows and Linux operating systems
- Experience with firmware programming and debugging
- Proficient with Git source version control system.
- Knowledgeable in Agile methodologies and tools.
- Proficient with scripting (bash and python)
- Familiarity with C for embedded environments; experience with real-time OSes
- Proficient with building firmware from source
- Experience with translating schematics to firmware
- Experience integrating source code from external vendors
- Strong debugging skills - ability to isolate issues across silicon, firmware, and software stacks.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Background in PCIe, CXL, or other coherent interconnect technologies.
- Deep understanding of PCIe protocol layers, link-training, flow control, error handling, and configuration register space.
- Proficient at recognizing complex problems related to functional objectives.
- Previous experience with hardware and firmware bring-up
- Automation CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing frameworks.
- Familiarity with debug/trace interfaces and tools (I2C-UART, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers).
- Familiarity with Docker containers and virtualization technologies
- Prior work in a data-center or high-performance computing (HPC) environment.
Additional Locations:
* United States of America - North Carolina - Morrisville
