Lenovo

About Our Team 

We are hiring a BIOS Firmware Engineer to work in Lenovo's Cloud Service Provide Group (CSP). This is a fast-paced customer-centric organization that will adapt to changing market demands to serve customer needs. We're the only company with true end-to-end capabilities for even the most unique datacenter computing solution. Our CSP solutions can be designed, manufactured, tested, serviced and deployed worldwide using only Lenovo teams and without any other JDM support required at any stage of the product lifecycle.

 Location: This position can be remote or based in Monterrey, MX.

What You'll Do 

• Support System Integration projects with the factory. 
• Debug and solve issues quickly. 80% debug (include meeting with customer and factory) and 20% development
• Work closely with customer engineering teams and Lenovo sales and marketing teams to extract and understand customer requirements in order to drive server designs/architectures, node/rack/scale level test plans, cable mappings, rack configurations, serviceability, manageability, etc.
• Create specifications and collateral that define the next generation hyperscale platforms 
• Lead CSP development team to work out the design proposals with --Product and system spec --System architecture and placement --Demonstrate Lenovo design and engineering capability --Game plan and development strategy to win customer and business 
• Lead engagement with suppliers and partners of hardware building blocks such as storage devices, network controllers, FPGAs, encryption/accelerator devices, GPUs and other emerging technology hardware devices 
• Continue to promote innovation within Lenovo and the computing industry by filing new patents annually
• Own end-to-end product delivery (power point to production) from pre-concept to launch of platforms 
• Work closely with validation engineering team, systems engineering team and manufacturing engineering team to drive issues found during test to closure between commodity vendor and customer
• Help identify areas of testing that could be automated and work with validation/script team to implement automation
• Help TPMs define development and test schedules

Minimum Qualifications:

• Undergraduate BSEE or BSCE degree required 
• 5+ years or more work experience in server and hardware development/validation with thorough understanding of computer hardware/firmware/software architecture
• Proficiency scripting in powershell, python, perl, bash, batch, etc.
• Experience with  oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers, host bus adapters, meters, and other test equipment to debug HW/SW/FW issues

• A Master’s degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering is a plus. 
• Hyperscale/Cloud experience 
• Experience in direct customer engagements 
• Ability to understand customer requirements; interpret these requirements and convert them into a competitive CSP platform portfolio 
• Deep knowledge of X86 Intel server architecture (BIOS/ME/BMC/HW Sequencing/Control, etc.)
• Thorough understanding of PCIe, SAS/SATA, I2C/I3C, SPI, eSPI/LPC, PMBUS/SMBUS, CAN and other commonly used communication buses
• Knowledge of design elements of OCP (Open Compute Project) based HW is a plus 
• Proficiency with Linux server operating systems
• Excellent communication skills, including verbal, written, and presentation 
• Ability to interface with Lenovo and customer executives 
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally
• Ability to work effectively cross-culturally across teams in the USA, Asia and Mexico