Software Principal Engineer- System Test, Hardware & Firmware Validation (SONiC AI & Enterprise Networking)
Dell Technologies3 days ago
Chennai, IndiaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Validate ONIE, BIOS/UEFI, BMC/OpenBMC, CPLD, POST, platform management, board bring-up, boot/reset loops, version retrieval, and SEL review.
- Execute stability, longevity, failover, recovery, upgrade/downgrade, multi-NOS installation, compatibility, NPU, traffic-generator, and PHY testing across air-cooled and DLC architectures.
- 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 and AI-assisted workflows for test execution and troubleshooting.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering in CSE, ECE, EEE, IT, Computer Networks, Cloud Computing, or an equivalent qualification.
- Hands-on hardware and firmware validation experience close to the hardware, including NPU tool-based 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 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, reset-loop, longevity, resiliency, upgrade/downgrade, recovery, traffic-generator, and PHY testing.
- Strong Python programming, automation, ODM/OEM release-quality coordination, vendor quality management, incoming inspection, supplier scorecards, and CAPA experience.
- Experience with SpyTest, CI/CD workflows, automated validation environments, security scanning, or network analysis tools such as OpenSCAP, Nessus, Qualys, Trivy, OpenVAS, Lynis, or Nmap is desirable.
- Experience building or using AI agents and AI-assisted workflows with tools such as Claude, Devin, or GitHub Copilot 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.