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Firmware Systems Architect

AT Jabil
Jabil

Firmware Systems Architect

Austin, TX

At Jabil we strive to make ANYTHING POSSIBLE and EVERYTHING BETTER. We are proud to be a trusted partner for the world's top brands, offering comprehensive engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain solutions. With over 50 years of experience across industries and a vast network of over 100 sites worldwide, Jabil combines global reach with local expertise to deliver both scalable and customized solutions. Our commitment extends beyond business success as we strive to build sustainable processes that minimize environmental impact and foster vibrant and diverse communities around the globe.

Job Description

Job Family: General Design Services

Job Profile Title: Systems Architect

Location/Division Specific Information - Austin, TX

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How will you make an impact? -

Firmware System Architects at Jabil collaborate with customers, sales and product planning to establish the technical direction for Jabil design teams in the Cloud, Compute and switching markets.

What will you do?-

As a Firmware System Architect, you will be expected to:

  • Demonstrate a level of expertise in a particular area that matches or exceeds the expertise of customers
  • Assess technical requirements
  • Determine competencies needed during quoting
  • Develop system architectures
  • Monitor the technical direction of designs during product development
  • Mentor others in the organization to build team members design capability
  • Advise on and discuss technology tradeoffs with customers, product planning and business development.
  • Establish technical direction for customer originated projects and Jabil's own cloud compute product offerings. Technical direction includes:

    • Alignment to product requirements documents
    • Architectural tradeoffs on cost, complexity, and schedule
    • BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) and BIOS feature management
    • Leverage, strategy and risk planning
  • Collaborate with fellow system architects in the electrical, thermal, BIOS, Validation, RAS, and OS domains
  • Communicate technical direction to Jabil development teams through Jabil handoff documentation.
  • Stay current on vendor technology capabilities in spaces such as CPUs, GPUs, Storage, Memory, FPGAs, MCUs, etc...
  • Remain ready to architect to the latest industry trends including areas such as OpenBMC, DMTF, Open Compute (OCP) and others.
  • Deep dive into new open-ended areas by leveraging previous experiences engineering.
  • Contribute to the improvement of our architecture methods and processes.
  • Train, mentor, and coach new engineers.

How will you get here? -

Education:

  • Bachelor's of Science Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Electrical Engineering is required

Experience:

  • 7+ years' experience in firmware design and engineering is required
  • Experience working with industry standards for IPMI, Redfish, MCTP, PLDM, SMBUS, i2c, i3c, SPI, etc.
  • Must also have extensive experience with Linux

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

  • Capability to research and explore unfamiliar technologies and concepts with an eye towards feasibility.
  • Ability to translate customer requirements to falsifiable internal requirements.
  • Familiarity with the Intel, AMD, Nvidia or ARM CPU/GPU architectures. Specifically, an understanding of how the firmware stack operates and interacts with the core system components
  • Familiarity with Aspeed BMC products. Specifically, an understanding of the capabilities of the processor
  • High-level familiarity and understanding of BMC code architecture. Knowledge of OpenBMC strongly preferred. Knowledge of AMI (American Megatrends) MegaRAC is beneficial.
  • High level understanding of best coding practices and source control. Specifically, a understanding of C++, python, Javascript, HTML5, git, CI/CD and the agile development process.
  • Familiarity with Secure Boot, SPDM, Platform Root of Trust, DICE, and NIST 900-193 standards as well as cryptographic algorithms and protocols (PKI, Certificates, AES, HMAC, ECC)
  • Influence others and share best practices; Effectively communicate with excellent understanding of English; Work as part of a global team
  • Assess a project and articulate risk while developing project milestones
  • Mentor less experienced engineers
  • Lead BMC and BIOS Projects with multiple engineers assigned
  • Breakdown and articulate customer requirements to engineering line items

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with modern BIOS architecture preferred
  • Fluent in reading block diagrams and familiarity with system design preferred
  • Fluency in server management (provisioning, deployment, management, service) preferred

Annual compensation range:

157,200.00 - 220,100.00 - 282,900.00 USD -Target Bonus is 30% annually

Jabil, including its subsidiaries, is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Client-provided location(s): Austin, TX, USA
Job ID: Jabil-J2417324-IL
Employment Type: Full Time

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • FSA
    • HSA
    • On-Site Gym
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Pet Insurance
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Virtual Fitness Classes
  • Parental Benefits

    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Casual Dress
    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Happy Hours
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Volunteer Time Off
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Stock Purchase Program
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
    • Financial Counseling
    • Profit Sharing
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Shadowing Opportunities
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Internship Program
    • Work Visa Sponsorship
    • Leadership Training Program