NPU MI (Management Interface) Software Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design and develop NPU Management Interface (MI) firmware/software for Host/BMC and NPU communication
• Implement MCTP, PLDM, and custom MI command handling for out-of-band management and control
• Develop device-management features over SMBus/I²C, I3C, PCIe VDM, or custom sideband channels
• Integrate health reporting, thermal/power telemetry, and runtime status into NPU firmware
• Ensure compliance with industry specifications through spec-driven design and validation
• Support bring-up, interoperability testing, and rack-scale platform integration
• Develop test strategies and validation tools based on MCTP and PLDM specifications

Requirements

• Strong proficiency in embedded C or C++
• Experience with firmware development for NPU/accelerator, GPU, or SoC
• Understanding of management protocols including MCTP and PLDM
• Experience with low-level interfaces such as SMBus/I²C, I3C, SPI, or PCIe
• Ability to interpret complex protocol specifications
• Familiarity with device telemetry, sensor frameworks, and health monitoring
• Experience with system-level debugging using logic/protocol analyzers
• Knowledge of embedded systems, bare-metal, or RTOS environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with BMC firmware stacks like OpenBMC, Redfish, or IPMI
• Background in spec creation or standards compliance validation
• Experience defining FRU data and power/thermal management policies
• Familiarity with secure provisioning and firmware update mechanisms
• Experience with large-scale datacenter or HPC system integration