$80,000 - $200,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 13 May 2026 by the employer.
About the role
The Sr. Staff Firmware Engineer leads the design, development, and optimization of Platform Firmware Resiliency (PFR) secure firmware solutions to meet compliance standards. The role owns PFR architecture and implementation across multiple product lines, focusing on TPM, firmware signing, attestation, and hardware root-of-trust integrations.
What you'll do
- Own Platform Firmware Resiliency architecture and implementation for multiple product lines.
- Design and develop secure firmware modules implementing protections for BIOS, FPGA, BMC, and other platform firmware.
- Integrate and validate hardware root-of-trust solutions, including Intel PFR, TPM, and cryptographic accelerators.
- Implement firmware recovery mechanisms to restore system integrity following corruption or compromise detection.
- Perform threat modeling and risk assessments specific to firmware-level attacks, and develop validation test strategies such as attack simulation and penetration testing.
- Ensure firmware compliance with NIST SP 800-193 and collaborate with hardware, BIOS, security, and cloud teams.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- 20+ years of experience in embedded software development with a strong background in C/C++.
- Understanding of Platform Firmware Resiliency concepts and NIST SP 800-193 requirements.
- Experience with secure boot, measured boot, and cryptographic verification of firmware.
- Familiarity with UEFI/BIOS architecture, BMC firmware, FPGA firmware update flows, and secure firmware update protocols such as capsule updates and signed images.
- Hands-on experience with hardware root-of-trust solutions (such as Intel PFR, TPM 2.0) and debugging with JTAG, logic analyzers, and protocol analyzers.
Nice to have
- Experience with Intel Server Platform Services (SPS) or similar management engines.
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First seen in our index 0 days ago, well below the 56-day median for Embedded Firmware Engineering roles.
Embedded Firmware Engineering · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
754
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Median days since first seen
56 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$172k
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| Metric | Axiado | All employers we track in this specialty (754 roles · 88 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 8 | 754 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 19 | 6642 · 159 employers |
| Median days since first seen | 0 d | 56 d (+56 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | n/a | $172k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 117 open roles · median 65 d
- NVIDIA · 84 open roles · median 50 d
- Micron Technology · 50 open roles · median 79 d
- AMD · 47 open roles · median 37 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 37 open roles · median 34 d
- Analog Devices · 31 open roles · median 31 d
How we counted: 754 open Embedded Firmware Engineering (Systems Software) roles from 88 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 12 Nov 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there, and is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Days are counted from when our index first saw each posting, not from the employer's original posting date.