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# Senior System Firmware Architect

- **Company:** Majestic Labs LLC
- **Location:** Los Altos, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C (Programming Language), Computing Platforms, Communications Protocols, Cyber Security, Computer Engineering, Firmware, Hardware Design, Open Source Technology, Real-Time Operating Systems, Information Technology, Bare Metal
- **Published:** June 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=2d58f46b95b12c5b

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Thermal control?, * 7+ years of hands-on firmware or embedded systems engineering experience, with at least 3 years in an architecture or technical lead capacity

 * B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science
 * Proven track record of owning and delivering complex firmware subsystems from architecture through mass production

Core Technical Skills

 * Deep expertise in System Control Processor firmware design - power management, boot sequencing, platform initialization, complex memory initialization
 * Hands-on experience with communication protocols design and implementation
 * Strong C programming skills for bare-metal and RTOS-based embedded environments
 * Deep understanding of server platform architecture: power delivery, thermal management, and hardware root of trust and secure boot

Ways to stand out:

 * Background in NVLink, NVSwitch, or GPU interconnect firmware
 * Contributions to open-source firmware projects (OpenBMC, Zephyr RTOS)

## Description

This is a highly technical and cross-functional role requiring deep expertise in embedded systems, low-level protocols, and platform bring-up. You will collaborate with hardware design, silicon architecture, software, and security teams to shape both current products and future roadmaps., * Define firmware architecture for out-of-band (OOB) server management, thermal management, power sequencing, and firmware update pipelines

 * Collaborate with silicon teams to influence hardware design decisions
 * Lead silicon bring-up activities
 * Define and enforce firmware security architecture
 * Produce high-quality architecture documents, firmware interface specifications, and design reviews


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