Senior Platform Firmware Engineer

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain platform firmware and board management infrastructure for advanced compute systems
• Own system bring-up and low-level boot sequencing for custom hardware platforms
• Design and implement FPGA/CPLD logic for power sequencing, reset orchestration, watchdog functionality, and telemetry
• Develop and customize BMC firmware and management stacks using OpenBMC
• Implement and maintain platform management interfaces including Redfish and/or IPMI
• Debug complex hardware/firmware interactions across CPUs, GPUs, PCIe fabrics, and networking devices
• Collaborate with hardware, validation, thermal, and systems teams
• Develop fault recovery and autonomous reboot for remote orbital systems
• Support secure boot, firmware update, and system attestation architectures

Requirements

• Hands-on experience in embedded systems, platform firmware, BMC development, or hardware bring-up
• Proficiency in C/C++ and Python
• Deep understanding of platform initialization and boot architectures
• Familiarity with hardware communication interfaces (I2C, SPI, UART, GPIO, JTAG)
• Experience debugging hardware/software interactions at board and system level
• Familiarity with FPGA or CPLD development workflows (Xilinx or Altera)
• Strong systems-level debugging and problem-solving skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with server platforms, AI infrastructure, or high-performance compute systems
• Familiarity with PCIe initialization and accelerator bring-up
• Experience with remote management and fleet-scale telemetry systems
• Knowledge of secure boot, attestation, and firmware security architectures
• Familiarity with radiation-tolerant or fault-resilient system design

Benefits

• Equity in Cowboy Space Corp.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Paid time off and 10 paid holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Relocation assistance
• Daily lunch and fully stocked kitchen