Firmware Development Engineer

Job Details:

Job Description:

About Us: FWRS Group delivers best-in-class Ethernet products and is part of the Data Center Group which is at the heart of Intel's transformation from a PC company to a company that powers the cloud and billions of smart, connected computing-devices. FWRS compelling Ethernet products move the world’s data and are the foundations of cloud service and telecommunications data centers. We are a team of problem solvers, experimenters, and innovators who are dedicated to designing the network technologies that currently lead and continue to transform datacenter ecosystems. As a world-class organization, we’re looking for outstanding talent to accelerate our growth during an exciting time in Ethernet networking marketing technology. If you're ready to be a part of this journey, then we want to hear from you.

• Design, develop, and maintain embedded firmware for silicon, SoC subsystems, controllers, or platform components (boot, PCIe, memory, power/thermal, security, manageability).
• Own firmware features end-to-end: requirements, design, implementation, bring-up, validation, performance tuning, and production support.
• Develop low-level drivers and HAL layers; integrate with RTOS or bare-metal environments; support pre-silicon (simulation/emulation/FPGA) through post-silicon debug.
• Debug complex HW/FW/SW issues using logs, traces, JTAG and lab instrumentation; drive root-cause and corrective actions.
• Collaborate with architecture, hardware, validation, manufacturing and software teams; review specs, propose changes, and ensure compliance to interface standards.
• Create and maintain documentation, coding standards, unit/integration tests, CI pipelines, and release artifacts.
• Mentor engineers, lead design/code reviews, and raise overall firmware quality and reliability.

Qualifications:

Must Have:

• B.E./B.Tech in Electrical Engineering / Computer Engineering or Computer Science.
• Total 6+ years of hands-on experience in design, implementation, testing and troubleshooting of software/firmware on embedded platforms.
• Strong C/C++ (firmware-grade): memory-mapped I/O, bitfield manipulation, interrupts, DMA, cache/MMU basics, concurrency, and performance constraints.
• Embedded systems fundamentals: boot flows, linker scripts, memory layout, watchdogs, power states, error handling/recovery.
• RTOS experience (FreeRTOS/Zephyr/ThreadX/XOS) and Linux kernel/driver familiarity for platform-facing firmware.
• Pre-silicon workflows: simulation/emulation/FPGA, test automation, Python for tooling, and CI/CD for firmware.
• Hardware/firmware bring-up: board-level debug, interpreting logic analyzer/oscilloscope traces (as applicable).
• Debugging expertise: root-cause analysis across layers; experience with JTAG/SWD, GDB, trace tools, crash dumps, and log-based triage.
• Version control and development hygiene: Git, code reviews, branching/release practices, and issue tracking.
• Clear technical communication: design docs, interface definitions, and cross-team coordination.
• Experience with ARM, Xtensa, ARC based processors and micro-controllers and communications protocols.
• Proactive and driven by mission

Good to have:

• High speed interfaces like Ethernet, PCIe, DDR/memory controllers and USB.
• Low speed interfaces like I2C, SPI, UART interfaces
• UEFI/BIOS, bootloaders, secure boot, manageability, cryptography fundamentals.

Job Type:

Experienced Hire

Shift:

Shift 1 (India)

Primary Location:

India, Bangalore

Additional Locations:

Business group:

At the Data Center Group (DCG), we're committed to delivering exceptional products and delighting our customers. We offer both broad-market Xeon-based solutions and custom x86-based products, ensuring tailored innovation for diverse needs across general-purpose compute, web services, HPC, and AI-accelerated systems. Our charter encompasses defining business strategy and roadmaps, product management, developing ecosystems and business opportunities, delivering strong financial performance, and reinvigorating x86 leadership. Join us as we transform the data center segment through workload driven leadership products and close collaboration with our partners.

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

Work Model for this Role

This role will require an on-site presence. * Job posting details (such as work model, location or time type) are subject to change.

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