Firmware Engineer

Lattice Overview There is energy here…energy you can feel crackling at any of our international locations. It’s an energy generated by enthusiasm for our work, for our teams, for our results, and for our customers. Lattice is a worldwide community of engineers, designers, and manufacturing operations specialists in partnership with world-class sales, marketing, and support teams, who are developing programmable logic solutions that are changing the industry.

Our focus is on R&D, product innovation, and customer service, and to that focus, we bring total commitment and a keenly sharp competitive personality. Energy feeds on energy. If you flourish in a fast paced, results-oriented environment, if you want to achieve individual success within a “team first” organization, and if you believe you can contribute and succeed in a demanding yet collegial atmosphere, then Lattice may well be just what you’re looking for.

• Own the design, development, and validation of BMC firmware for server platforms end to end, translating hardware and product requirements into robust, maintainable solutions.
• Define firmware architecture and interfaces on firmware (embedded Linux) stack in C/C++ and Python; make and document key technical decisions.
• Lead new board and silicon-vendor bring-up: enable hardware interfaces and sensors (I2C/I3C, PECI, SPI, GPIO, PWM/TACH, JTAG) and drive platform power-on and stabilization.
• Design and maintain manageability interfaces (Redfish, IPMI) and security/boot features (secure boot, attestation, CVE remediation).
• Diagnose and resolve the most complex, cross-layer, and hard-to-reproduce firmware and hardware issues (kernel, drivers, services, application).
• Establish and enforce engineering quality: unit/integration testing, CI, code review standards, and release readiness.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers; provide technical guidance and grow team capability.
• Lead and maintain firmware documentation (architecture, design, interface, and release notes).
• Collaborate with and influence hardware, BIOS, silicon-vendor, QA, and product teams; represent firmware in cross-functional and customer discussions.

• Bachelor’s / Master’s in CE/EE/CS (or equivalent) with 6+ years of embedded/firmware development, including shipped BMC or comparable embedded-Linux products.
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ and Python, with deep embedded Linux internals (kernel, drivers, U-Boot, systemd, D-Bus).
• Proven experience with device drivers, board bring-up, and hardware debug tools (oscilloscope/logic analyzer, JTAG).
• Hands-on experience with OpenBMC / Yocto / Bit Bake and Git-based workflows.
• Track record of owning features from architecture through release and of debugging complex, multi-component issues.

• Redfish / DMTF, PLDM / MCTP / SPDM, secure boot / attestation, and manageability standards.
• Upstream / open-source contributions and community engagement.
• Experience with silicon-vendor SDK integration, performance/power tuning, and security hardening.

• Technical leadership, sound judgment, and strong ownership.
• Excellent communication and mentoring skills; able to align stakeholders and drive decisions.

• In addition to base pay, this role may be eligible for variable/ incentive compensation and/ or equity.
• In addition, this role is eligible for a comprehensive, competitive benefits package which may include healthcare and retirement plans, paid time off, and more!

This position requires a successful background and reference checks and satisfactory proof of your right to work in:
United States of America.

Lattice recognizes that employees are its greatest asset and the driving force behind success in a highly competitive, global industry. Lattice continually strives to provide a comprehensive compensation and benefits program to attract, retain, motivate, reward and celebrate the highest caliber employees in the industry.

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