Senior Systems Engineer – Board Management Controller (BMC)
NXP Semiconductors · Posted Oct 7
High-performance mixed-signal and standard semiconductor products for automotive, industrial, and mobile applications
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About the role
NXP is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to drive the development and deployment of next-generation Board Management Controller (BMC) solutions for datacenter and infrastructure applications. The work centers on OpenBMC enablement, server platform integration, validation, and reference design development based on NXP processors and industry-standard management frameworks such as Redfish, MCTP/PLDM, and DC-SCM. The role works closely with hardware, software, architecture, and customer engineering teams to deliver production-ready BMC solutions, including customer support and design-in enablement.
What you will do
- Develop, integrate, and validate OpenBMC software on NXP platforms.
- Enable and support industry-standard management protocols including: Redfish, IPMI, MCTP, PLDM
- Perform hardware and software bring-up of BMC reference platforms.
- Validate server management functions including: Power control, Thermal monitoring, Sensor management, Event logging, Firmware updates
- Support host interfaces and sideband communication protocols such as PCIe, USB, Ethernet, NC-SI, I²C, I3C, SMBus, UART, and GPIO.
- Work with ODMs, OEMs, and end customers to support design-in activities and resolve technical issues.
- Develop automation and regression test frameworks for platform validation.
- Analyze and debug complex hardware/software integration issues across multiple subsystems.
- Support customer demonstrations, proof-of-concepts, and technical workshops.
- Create technical documentation, application notes, validation reports, and integration guides.
- Contribute to upstream OpenBMC and ecosystem initiatives where applicable.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related discipline.
- 5–10 years of experience in embedded systems, Linux platform development, or server management solutions.
- Strong programming skills in C/C++.
- Experience with Embedded Linux development and debugging.
- Hands-on experience with Linux BSPs and device drivers.
- Familiarity with Yocto-based Linux distributions.
- Experience using Git and collaborative software development practices.
- Strong understanding of hardware/software interactions and system-level debugging.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience with OpenBMC development.
- Working knowledge of Redfish, IPMI, MCTP, and PLDM.
- Experience with server platforms, datacenter infrastructure, or management controllers.
- Knowledge of OCP and DC-SCM architectures.
- Familiarity with security technologies such as Secure Boot, TPM, and Root of Trust.
- Experience working with Ethernet, PCIe, USB, and low-speed management interfaces.
- Exposure to validation automation frameworks and continuous integration environments.
- Strong analytical and debugging capabilities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively in cross-functional global teams.
- Customer-focused mindset with strong ownership and execution skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- OpenBMC and server management software
- Embedded Linux platform development
- Hardware/software system integration
- Datacenter and infrastructure platforms
- Customer-facing technical support and enablement
- Platform validation and test automation
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About NXP Semiconductors
NXP Semiconductors enables secure connections and infrastructure for a smarter world, advancing solutions that make lives easier, better, and safer. As a global semiconductor leader, the company drives innovation in automotive processing, secure connected edge systems, industrial IoT, and mobile communications infrastructure.
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Company size
- 32169 employees
- Founded
- 2006
- Location
- Eindhoven, Netherlands
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company
Leadership
Rafael Sotomayor
President and Chief Executive Officer
Bill Betz
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Lars Reger
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Chris Jensen
Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer
Jennifer Wuamett
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Chief Sustainability Officer
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