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# Senior Platform Firmware Engineer

- **Company:** Cowboy Space Corp.
- **Location:** San Carlos, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $170,000.0 - $235,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Board Bringup, Intelligent Platform Management Interface, Software Debugging, Microprocessors, Firmware, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Networking Hardware, Information Systems Security Architecture Professional, Joint Test Action (IEEE Standards), Python (Programming Language), PCI Express, Remote Infrastructure Management, Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter, AI Infrastructure, CPLD, Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), Serial Peripheral Interface, Hardware Testing, U-Boot, Server Operating Systems & Platforms, Hardware Debugging
- **Published:** October 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerboard.com/us/en/find-jobs-in-United-States/-FE0808BE3A54725D70/

## About the Role

* Hands-on experience in Embedded systems, platform firmware, BMC development, or hardware bring-up engineering.
 * Strong proficiency in C/C+ and Python.
 * Deep understanding of platform initialization and boot architectures.
 * Strong familiarity with hardware communication interfaces including I2C, SPI, UART, GPIO, and JTAG.
 * Experience debugging hardware/software interactions at board and system level.
 * Familiarity with FPGA or CPLD development workflows using Xilinx or Altera platforms.
 * 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.

## Description

This role sits at the boundary between hardware and software. You will work across platform firmware, FPGA logic, board bring-up, system management, and autonomous recovery systems to ensure reliable operation from first power-on through orbital deployment., * 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 and related technologies.
 * 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 closely with hardware, validation, thermal, and systems teams during bring-up and deployment.
 * Develop fault recovery and autonomous reboot for remote orbital systems.
 * Support secure boot, firmware update, and system attestation architectures., * Own critical hardware systems, not just a small component
 * Fast iteration cycles with direct path from design to hardware testing
 * Work closely across disciplines in a tightly integrated team
 * High autonomy and ownership with real impact on the spacecraft
 * Opportunity to help define hardware systems for a new class of space infrastructure