Job Details:

Job Description: 

Intel is in the midst of an exciting transformation, going beyond being a company that makes the world's best chips to one that also delivers wonderful experiences for people. With help from talented employees like you, we will tightly integrate hardware, software and services into compelling experiences in pursuit of our vision. This decade we will create and extend computing technology to connect and enrich the lives of every person on Earth.

Intel’s Client Computing Group (CCG) seeks an exceptional Firmware Engineer to be involved in the design, development and deployment of embedded firmware and platform technologies on new and existing Google Chromebook products.

 

As a Senior Firmware Engineer in the Google Client Systems Group, your work will directly impact Intel's success with Chrome devices. The team builds, integrates, and maintains the firmware that powers our ever-expanding roadmap of Intel x86 client platforms.  You will work with the larger team to define and create new features for the future IA-based Chrome devices.  You will get to work in a small, agile, high impact engineering team responsible for making Intel Architecture win in the Chrome OS ecosystem. You will work with various partners to analyze problems and deliver product quality solutions in time for product releases. You will work closely with Intel silicon design teams and other partner engineering teams and be responsible for software and firmware related functions during the planning, definition, development, and validation stages of the program.

 

This role requires strong technical and leadership skills to build, scale, and innovatively develop our industry-leading x86 client platforms. Strong firmware development, analytical and problem-solving skills are essential. This position requires cross-team communication and collaboration with software and hardware engineers, product validation and scaling teams. The ideal candidate will be passionate about pragmatic problem-solving and automation for improving both product quality as well as the developer experience; skilled in working in a complex, cross-functional organization where your team needs to collaborate ad integrate with other teams across many disciplines; detail-oriented and passionate about new technology and a growing business.

Intel Corporation's state of the art facilities gives you the opportunity to learn a variety of technical and operational skills to develop, operate, maintain, and repair the world’s most advanced facility equipment, in a demanding and challenging operations environment.  

  

As a Senior Firmware Engineer, your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Defining the interfaces for next generation Chromebooks, define and implement strategic new initiatives and proof-of-concepts for the Chrome devices.

• Involved in the design and development, integration, debug and maintenance of Coreboot BIOS, Embedded Controller Firmware for x86 platforms.

• Develop platform BIOS, reference code and related documentation for Intel silicon products such as next generation chipsets and processors.

• Author portions of BIOS specifications, creating chipset reference code and develop supporting platform BIOS for Intel's CPUs and chipsets.

• Work closely with Intel silicon design teams and be responsible for software and BIOS related issues during the planning, development, and validation stages of the program.

• Performs pathfinding and surveys technologies which will benefit x86-based Chromebook platforms and collaborates with the larger team to bring it into fruition.

• Interacts with multiple technologists in the company and within the industry as well as between developers and project managers to evaluate feasibility of requirements and determine priorities for development.

• Reading schematics and collaborating with hardware engineers to design, develop sustainable firmware solutions.

• Work closely with hardware development for board bring up, test, certification, and manufacturing support.

• Work with customer support and other partner engineering teams to diagnose and resolve in-house and customer issues.

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to the team members, fostering a culture of inclusiveness, continuous learning, innovation, growth and development.

• Collaborate with the team to implement engineering strategies that align with the overall business goals.

 

Intel invests in our people and offers a complete and competitive package of benefits employees and their families through every stage of life.

See  https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/jobs/benefits.html for more details. 

Qualifications:

Qualifications: 

You must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates

Minimum skills and experience that will get you noticed:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science or Computer Engineering, Electrical engineering or equivalent experience.

• 4+ years of experience Solid experience in C/C++ development and implementing system software in a Linux OS environment.

 

Preferred skills and experience that will make you stand out

• 4+ years of industry experience in UEFI based System BIOS development or Coreboot BIOS development or other embedded firmware development.

• Expertise in embedded firmware programming for Intel x86/ARM architecture; Coreboot knowledge is a plus.

• Strong background in modern processor microarchitecture and computer systems architecture.

• Experience in embedded architecture, external interfaces, product constraints, along with ability to develop architectures/features that meet these constraints while providing new value for the platform.

• Source code development, review and maintenance (C/C++). Unit and system level test and verification.

• Experience in low-level programming, system architecture, operating systems, device architecture, hardware design.

• Experience in storage interface standards such as PCIe, NVMe/Optane, SPI, I2C, DRAM, etc.

• System level design and modeling manages design environment.

• System integration using 8, 16, 32 bit microcontrollers. Algorithm modeling, benchmarking, implementation, and digital signal processing.

• Strong technical communication skills with proven experience using them in an Open Source development environment, including mailing lists, IRC, bug-tracking systems, and git commit messages

• Knowledge of git patch manipulation, forensics, and back-porting/forward-porting.

• Writing open source code, submitting patches, reviewing patches, submitting bug reports, writing convincing arguments to get your patches or bugs accepted.

• Experience working with a developer-run Agile/Scrum model.

          

Job Type:

Experienced Hire

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

Primary Location: 

US, California, Santa Clara

Additional Locations:

US, Oregon, Hillsboro

Business group:

The Client Computing Group (CCG) is responsible for driving business strategy and product development for Intel's PC products and platforms, spanning form factors such as notebooks, desktops, 2 in 1s, all in ones. Working with our partners across the industry, we intend to deliver purposeful computing experiences that unlock people's potential - allowing each person use our products to focus, create and connect in ways that matter most to them. As the largest business unit at Intel, CCG is investing more heavily in the PC, ramping its capabilities even more aggressively, and designing the PC experience even more deliberately, including delivering a predictable cadence of leadership products. As a result, we are able to fuel innovation across Intel, providing an important source of IP and scale, as well as help the company deliver on its purpose of enriching the lives of every person on earth.

Posting Statement:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

Position of Trust

N/A

Benefits:

We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, stock, bonuses, as well as, benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation.  Find more information about all of our Amazing Benefits here:

https://intel.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External/page/1025c144664a100150b4b1665c750003

Annual Salary Range for jobs which could be performed in the US:

$169,820.00-$239,750.00

Salary range dependent on a number of factors including location and experience.

Work Model for this Role

This role will be eligible for our hybrid work model which allows employees to split their time between working on-site at their assigned Intel site and off-site. * Job posting details (such as work model, location or time type) are subject to change.