Software Principal Engineer - – System Test, Hardware & Firmware Validation (SONiC AI & Enterprise Networking)
Dell Technologies1 day ago
Chennai, IndiaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Validate ONIE, BIOS/UEFI, BMC/OpenBMC, CPLD, POST, platform management, board bring-up, boot and reset loops, version fetching, and SEL review.
- Execute stability, longevity, failover, recovery, upgrade, downgrade, multi-NOS compatibility, NPU, traffic-generator, and PHY-related testing across air-cooled and DLC systems.
- Perform security validation covering secure boot, image tampering, PFR, firmware integrity, CVE assessment and remediation, threat modeling, and platform hardening.
- Partner with ODM and OEM teams on firmware releases, platform bring-up, defect triage, release sign-off, supplier quality reviews, incoming quality checks, failure analysis, and CAPA.
- Analyze firmware logs, telemetry, diagnostics, and crash dumps, and develop Python automation, test plans, and AI-assisted workflows to resolve field escapes.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Engineering, CSE, ECE, EEE, IT, Computer Networks, Cloud Computing, or equivalent.
- Hands-on hardware and firmware validation experience close to the hardware, including NPU testing, board bring-up, ONIE, BIOS/UEFI, BMC/OpenBMC, CPLD, POST, secure boot, PFR, and platform diagnostics.
- Experience validating iDRAC and non-iDRAC networking platforms, air-cooled and DLC-based systems, switch ASIC, system management, power, thermal, hardware health monitoring, host compute interfaces, Redfish, telemetry, firmware logging, and diagnostics.
- Experience with DDR, PCIe, SSD, PSU, fan, OIR, board reset, longevity, resiliency, upgrade/downgrade, recovery, traffic-generator, and PHY testing.
- Strong Python programming and automation skills, plus ODM/OEM release quality, vendor quality management, incoming inspection, supplier scorecards, and CAPA experience.
- Experience with SpyTest, CI/CD workflows, automated validation environments, security scanning, network analysis tools, and AI agents or AI-assisted workflows is desirable.
About Dell Technologies
Dell Technologies builds PCs, monitors, and peripherals for consumers and enterprises, and provides servers, storage, networking, and edge solutions for data centers. It sells hardware, software, and support services through direct, channel, and online models to organizations of all sizes and the public sector. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Round Rock, Texas, it includes the former EMC storage business and operates globally across client computing and infrastructure markets.