Principal Firmware Engineering Manager
Job in
Redmond, King County, Washington, 98073, USA
Listed on 2026-10-23
Listing for:
Microsoft
Full Time, Part Time
position Listed on 2026-10-23
Job specializations:
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Software Development
Embedded Systems/ Firmware/ IoT, Cloud Engineer - Software, Software Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location:
United States, Washington, Redmond Salary: USD $165,600 - $296,400 per year
Employment type:
Full-Time Work site: 3 days / week in-office
Role type:
People Manager Travel:
Less than 25%
Profession:
Hardware Engineering Discipline:
Firmware Engineering Company:
Microsoft Overview The Microsoft Silicon Engineering Solutions and Cloud Hardware Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) team is responsible for developing and delivering the hardware and firmware that is responsible for powering Microsoft’s “Intelligent Cloud” mission. From cloud game streaming to data services, the hardware we design is contributing to the success of millions of customers. The SCHIE team is looking for a Principal Firmware Engineering Manager -- Diagnostics:
We in SCHIE’s Firmware Center of Excellence create the foundational firmware that powers the Microsoft Cloud. Our firmware lights up millions of servers and racks across the globe, enabling users to do everything from running blogs to crunching through powerful AI algorithms. We’re a growing team of diverse, talented & passionate engineers inventing and delivering technology to light up the “world’s computer!”
We believe that a robust firmware infrastructure leads to incredibly powerful computing experiences—if you believe this too, we need you!
We are working on the next generation hardware/firmware for server, silicon and rack infrastructure with a focus on innovation in firmware technology to secure Azure infrastructure for Microsoft and their customers. Along with leading a team of wonderful engineers, this role will give you an opportunity to design and architect the systems and servers of tomorrow that will scale in the Azure Fleet.
We are looking for a Principal Firmware Engineering Manager to join our team. Responsibilities You will be involved with all phases of product development, from microarchitecture design through firmware architecture and development and diagnostics.
At the design phase, you will be part of a team driving the architecture, design and development of the various sub-systems including firmware development of low-level hardware interfaces and define flows for boot flows of ASIC.You will be responsible for firmware level diagnostics and debug as part of end-to-end firmware development and debug. Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 7+ years technical engineering experience OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 10+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 12+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience. Other Requirements:
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to, the following specialized security screenings:
Microsoft Cloud Background Check:
This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Preferred Qualifications:
The successful candidate should have experience with some or all the following:
Peripherals such as PCIe, memory interfaces, OS primitives, memory management, scheduling, interrupts, threading.
Experience with Implementation of Hardware/Firmware Security primitives.
Experience with Platform initialization, Board support package integration, low level drivers for peripherals such as PCIe, I2C, eMMC, SPI, USB, UARTs as well as Memory Management, Scheduling, Interrupts and multi-threading.
Experience with Architecting, Designing…
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