Senior Systems Development Engineer

Sr System Development Engineer – Server Platform Validation Function: Hardware / Platform Validation Role Summary Hands-on System Development Engineer responsible for end-to-end validation of x86 and ARM server platforms , with strong emphasis on server board‑level validation, firmware/BIOS testing, and system bring‑up . This is a lab‑intensive role spanning hardware, firmware, OS, and platform integration across pre-production and NPI environments RESPONSIBILITIES Perform end‑to‑end server solution validation across CPU, memory, PCIe, storage, networking, power, thermal, BIOS, BMC, FPGA, and OS. Lead server board‑level bring‑up and validation , including power sequencing, POST/boot‑flow debug, and unit test validation. Validate CPU initialization, memory training (DDR4/DDR5), chipset integration, power management, and RAS features . Design and execute validation for BIOS/UEFI, OpenBMC, CPLD , secure boot, TPM, IPMI, and Redfish. Execute hardware stability, stress, thermal, and power tests across multiple server platforms. Analyze failures and root‑cause issues across HW / FW / OS boundaries using logs, serial console, and lab debug tools. Collaborate with silicon vendors, ODMs, hardware, firmware, and OS teams to support NPI milestones . QUALIFICATIONS Essential Requirements 6+ years of hands‑on server platform validation / system development experience. Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in EE, ECE, Computer Engineering , or equivalent. Strong experience with server board‑level validation and bring‑up (power, clocks, reset, PCIe, memory). Hands‑on experience with x86 and ARM server platforms across multiple generations. Strong BIOS/UEFI and OpenBMC firmware validation experience. Board‑level debug experience using JTAG/XDP, PCIe analyzers, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes . Proven experience in hardware stability, stress, thermal, and power validation . Strong debug skills across hardware, firmware, and Linux OS . Core Technical Skills PCIe Gen4/Gen5, DDR4/DDR5, NVMe, CXL Server power, thermal, and high‑speed design concepts Linux debug tools: lspci, dmidecode, mcelog, ipmitool Python/Bash for automation; working knowledge of C/C++ Desirable Requirements Hands‑on experience with GPGPU validation and testing : NVIDIA GPUs (CUDA, nvidia‑smi, DCGM, NVLink/NVSwitch) AMD GPUs (ROCm, rocm‑smi, Infinity Fabric) AI/HPC benchmarks (MLPerf, HPL, NCCL/RCCL) Exposure to multi‑GPU server platforms and high‑density AI systems. Experience with OCP platforms , hyperscale or cloud server validation. Familiarity with compliance testing (PCI‑SIG, UEFI SCT).