Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Firmware Developer role in Houston, TX


The candidates must have BIOS / Firmware programming experience using C.

  **BIOS (the newer technology is called UEFI)

 Computer Firmware Engineers

  

Responsibilities

§  Use C (primarily) and Assembly programming languages to develop firmware (BIOS/UEFI) for industry leading computer technology products.

§  Work as part of a team to contribute to and pioneer the use of new technologies, approaches, and innovation for BIOS/UEFI development according to various technology standards (e.g. UEFI, ACPI, USB, SMBIOS, and PCI/PCI-express).

§  Analyze issues with existing products and recode as needed for debugging, performance improvements, etc.

§  Liaise with Software Architects, PMs, QA, and other technical team members to understand, prioritize, and respond to various development projects.

  

Requirements

§  At least 5 years of C programming language experience developing computer firmware / BIOS.

§  At least 2 years of Assembly and Perl programming experience is preferred.

§  Strong understanding of computer hardware and OS architecture (Windows and Linux).

§  Knowledge of microcontrollers, embedded systems programming, and ARM architectures.

§  Knowledge of industry standards including UEFI, ACPI, USB, SMBIOS, and PCI/PCI-express.

 

Education: A degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, etc. is preferred, but not required.

 Location  Houston, TX (north)

 Hours 8am-5pm (flexible, but with core daytime hours required); Mon - Fri

  Length Ongoing assignment - written in 6 and/or 12 mo SOW's - expected to last several years (i.e. it's not just a project that will be completed in a few months - this is ongoing, sustaining work).

 


Thanks & Regards,


Shweta Nagar
Priserve Consulting Inc
Tel: - 214-295-4838

11777 Katy Freeway, Suite# 434S, Houston, TX 77079
E-mail: shweta.nagar@priserve.com
Website: www.priserve.com


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