Firmware Development Engineer

Job Details: Job Description: About Us: FWRS Group delivers best-in-class Ethernet products and is part of the Data Center Group which is at the heart of Intel's transformation from a PC company to a company that powers the cloud and billions of smart, connected computing-devices. FWRS compelling Ethernet products move the world’s data and are the foundations of cloud service and telecommunications data centers. We are a team of problem solvers, experimenters, and innovators who are dedicated to designing the network technologies that currently lead and continue to transform datacenter ecosystems. As a world-class organization, we’re looking for outstanding talent to accelerate our growth during an exciting time in Ethernet networking marketing technology. If you're ready to be a part of this journey, then we want to hear from you. Design, develop, and maintain embedded firmware for silicon, SoC subsystems, controllers, or platform components (boot, PCIe, memory, power/thermal, security, manageability). Own firmware features end-to-end: requirements, design, implementation, bring-up, validation, performance tuning, and production support. Develop low-level drivers and HAL layers; integrate with RTOS or bare-metal environments; support pre-silicon (simulation/emulation/FPGA) through post-silicon debug. Debug complex HW/FW/SW issues using logs, traces, JTAG and lab instrumentation; drive root-cause and corrective actions. Collaborate with architecture, hardware, validation, manufacturing and software teams; review specs, propose changes, and ensure compliance to interface standards. Create and maintain documentation, coding standards, unit/integration tests, CI pipelines, and release artifacts. Mentor engineers, lead design/code reviews, and raise overall firmware quality and reliability. Qualifications: Must Have: B.E./B.Tech in Electrical Engineering / Computer Engineering or Computer Science. Total 6 years of hands-on experience in design, implementation, testing and troubleshooting of software/firmware on embedded platforms. Strong C/C (firmware-grade): memory-mapped I/O, bitfield manipulation, interrupts, DMA, cache/MMU basics, concurrency, and performance constraints. Embedded systems fundamentals: boot flows, linker scripts, memory layout, watchdogs, power states, error handling/recovery. RTOS experience (FreeRTOS/Zephyr/ThreadX/XOS) and Linux kernel/driver familiarity for platform-facing firmware. Pre-silicon workflows: simulation/emulation/FPGA, test automation, Python for tooling, and CI/CD for firmware. Hardware/firmware bring-up: board-level debug, interpreting logic analyzer/oscilloscope traces (as applicable). Debugging expertise: root-cause analysis across layers; experience with JTAG/SWD, GDB, trace tools, crash dumps, and log-based triage. Version control and development hygiene: Git, code reviews, branching/release practices, and issue tracking. Clear technical communication: design docs, interface definitions, and cross-team coordination. Experience with ARM, Xtensa, ARC based processors and micro-controllers and communications protocols. Proactive and driven by mission Good to have: High speed interfaces like Ethernet, PCIe, DDR/memory controllers and USB. Low speed interfaces like I2C, SPI, UART interfaces UEFI/BIOS, bootloaders, secure boot, manageability, cryptography fundamentals. Job Type: Experienced Hire Shift: Shift 1 (India) Primary Location: India, Bangalore Additional Locations: Business group: At the Data Center Group (DCG), we're committed to delivering exceptional products and delighting our customers. We offer both broad-market Xeon-based solutions and custom x86-based products, ensuring tailored innovation for diverse needs across general-purpose compute, web services, HPC, and AI-accelerated systems. Our charter encompasses defining business strategy and roadmaps, product management, developing ecosystems and business opportunities, delivering strong financial ... (truncated, view full listing at source)