[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All Sanmina-SCI jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/sanmina-sci/) · [Search jobs](/search/) Sanmina-SCI · Chennai, India # Firmware Architect Chennai, India Software Engineering Last seen on Sanmina-SCI’s official careers site on July 12, 2026; it may have closed since. [Apply on Sanmina-SCI’s careers site →](https://careers.sanmina.com/job/1055/firmware_architect) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Sanmina-SCI](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/sanmina-sci/) / Firmware Architect ## Job description ### Firmware Engineer 5 Duties of Position (Include specific duties and responsibilities) The person should perform the following in his role: ### Architect Open BMC Solutions - Lead the design and implementation of Open-BMC distributions tailored for hyper scale hardware, including hardware abstraction layers and D-Bus interfaces. Responsible for defining the overall system architecture, choosing the security framework (Root of Trust, SPDM), and ensuring the BMC integrates seamlessly with BIOS and cloud-scale fleet management ### Hyper scale Collaboration - Partner with Hardware and Systems teams to define firmware requirements for OCP (Open Compute Project) compliant servers and storage enclosures. ### Modern CI/CD Integration - Drive automated testing and continuous integration workflows for firmware, ensuring high-velocity deployments without sacrificing stability. ### Security & Root of Trust - Implement and maintain platform security features, including Secure Boot and hardware Root of Trust (RoT) integration. ### Full-Stack Ownership - Manage firmware development from low-level boot loaders (U-Boot) to high-level management APIs (Redfish/gRPC). ### Production Support - Provide expert-level debugging for critical issues identified in hyper scale data centre, utilizing remote telemetry and crash dump analysis. - Participate in firmware code development and code review process - Provide weekly status updates to key stake-holders on development status Qualifications Required: (Education, experience, skills, etc. Please be specific) BS/MS/BE/BTech or ME/MTech in EE, CS, or CE with 12 to 15 years of relevant firmware experience. ### Open-BMC Framework - Expert-level knowledge of D-Bus, Systemd, and Bitbake/Yocto Project within the OpenBMC ecosystem. ### Modern Management APIs - Deep experience with Redfish, MCTP, PLDM, and PDRs. ### Linux Systems - Linux kernel development, device tree configuration, and driver development for X86 and ARM platforms. ### Hardware Protocols Advanced troubleshooting of I2C/I3C, SPI, eSPI, PCIe/VDM, and PMBus. ### Languages - Expert C/C++ (specifically modern C++ used in OpenBMC) and Python/Go for automation. ### Cloud-Scale Tooling - Experience with Git, Gerrit, Jenkins, and containerization (Docker) for firmware build environments. ### Hardware Bring-up - Experience with Aspeed AST2500/AST2600 (the industry-standard BMC chips) and low-level debugging using JTAG, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers. BMC rebranding. Linux Socket programming and IPC, Shell scripting Knowledge in GPUs, Linux drivers development - Knowledge and development experience in Web scripting, test Automation scripts Software security, Knowledge in SATS - Process development & Documentation System debugging, Firmware testing (Unit, Acceptance) and Validation ### Hyper scale Experience - Proven track record of shipping firmware for Hyper-scalar data centre products (AWS, Azure, Meta, or Tier 1 OEMs). - Strong history of working with Open-BMC; experience replacing proprietary stacks (AMI, Avocent) with open-source alternatives is highly preferred. - Comprehensive understanding of modern server topology, including CPUs (Intel/AMD), GPUs, and NVMe storage. Experience implementing Cerberus, Titan, or similar hardware security protocols. Ability to represent the company in industry forums (OCP) and collaborate with geographically distributed open-source contributors. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Feb 25, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Jul 12, 2026 - Last checked: Jul 12, 2026 - Listed for: 137 days - Location: Chennai, India[Apply on Sanmina-SCI’s careers site →](https://careers.sanmina.com/job/1055/firmware_architect) ## More jobs at Sanmina-SCI ### [Programmer Analyst](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/sanmina-sci/jobs/a0a29240ecc1099f6e7c/) Chennai, India ### [Senior Firmware Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/sanmina-sci/jobs/bca3a8f01b6bafc02ff6/) Chennai, India ### [Senior Programmer Analyst](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/sanmina-sci/jobs/74da8ab3c2fc4290368f/) Chennai, India ### [Senior Web Developer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/sanmina-sci/jobs/5b2137f5e3210933393a/) Chennai, India ### [Software Engineer (Systems) 3](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/sanmina-sci/jobs/2267c4dfc9508e088f53/) Chennai, India ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Senior Staff Firmware Engineer, Firmware Engineering](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/sandisk/jobs/87c7578491bc6b5b905f/) Sandisk ### [DRAM Firmware Architect](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/samsung-electronics/jobs/96cd86426abdf963afcf/) Samsung Electronics · SSIR, Goldstone, Bangalore, India ### [Power Management Firmware Architect](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/intel/jobs/7833bf102bc03ebc1453/) Intel ### [Senior Principal Firmware Test Architect](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/nxp-semiconductors/jobs/f107e5cbcbc1d0cab145/) NXP Semiconductors · Bangalore ### [Senior Software Firmware Architect, Host Management](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/nvidia/jobs/55d76b4a3bf7f0c619a2/) NVIDIA OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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