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Lead Firmware Validation

UST • Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

onsitefull-time
Posted Jan 25, 2026Apply by Feb 24, 2026

Role: Lead I, Semiconductor Product Validation

Location/work type: Not specified

Stack/Tools

  • BIOS/FW validation for Server/Client platforms

  • Emulation/simulation: Simics; system modeling

  • OS: Linux; UEFI shell interaction; register access (MMIO, MSR)

  • Interfaces: PCIe, CXL, USB-C; server subsystems and IP interfaces

  • Scripting/Automation: Python (automation experience a plus)

  • Documentation/UML/Visio for design understanding

Top 3 responsibilities

  • Define, verify, and document test procedures for firmware features; develop test cases from requirements

  • Lead and unblock the technical team; provide guidance and coordinate with customer engineers to meet commitments

  • Triage defects, drive them to closure, and maintain team reports/trackers; participate in test strategy reviews

Must-have skills

  • 5+ years in BIOS/FW/platform validation for Server/Client platforms

  • Strong understanding of server architecture, firmware boot flow, and subsystems

  • Ability to read high-level design docs (UML/Visio); translate into test cases

  • Experience with high-speed interconnects (PCIe, CXL, USB-C) and SOC/IP interfaces

  • Linux experience; BIOS/UEFI interactions; test case development from design specs

  • Effective communication to coordinate across multiple teams

Nice-to-have skills

  • Firmware testing, BIOS validation, test architecture

  • PCIe architecture, server architecture expertise

  • Python automation experience

Notes

  • Candidate should demonstrate capability to drive a smal

Full Description

Role Description

Lead I - Semiconductor Product Validation

Who We Are

At UST, we help the world’s best organizations grow and succeed through transformation. Bringing together the right talent, tools, and ideas, we work with our client to co-create lasting change. Together, with over 26,000 employees in 25 countries, we build for boundless impact—touching billions of lives in the process. Visit us at .

The Opportunity

You will be part of a team engaged in the validation of BIOS/FW for Server/ client PC products. You will be responsible for the development of test cases to validate the FW components of server products. You will provide technical guidance to the team.

Key Responsibilities

Understand the FW features and propose, verify and document the test procedures Provide technical guidance to the team members and take necessary action to unblock Collaborate with UST and customer engineers to drive and deliver the commitments Maintain and publish the team reports and trackers Defining test cases based on feature requirements and running system simulation models using Simics simulation environment Add test cases for new features/ IPs into existing emulation/simulation models Own the test case and make procedure changes when required. Participating in the test development review meetings for new testing strategies to detect these failures on firmware models Triage, file and follow through defects till closure Work closely with Customer team to meet deadlines in test development and execution

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in electrical/ computer engineering 5+ years of experience in validation of BIOS/FW/platform of Server/Client platforms Demonstrated ability to drive a technical team involved in test development/ debug, and meet quality and schedule requirements Experience in designing test cases against Functional / feature requirements from design specification / Architecture specification / firmware architecture documents Good knowledge of server system architecture Good Understanding of system firmware boot flow Good Knowledge of various subsystems and interfaces in a Server system Ability to read and comprehend high level design from design documents (UML and Visio documents) Familiar with High-speed interconnect and bus technologies (PCIe, CXL, USB-C) SOC architecture understanding and Knowledge on IP interfaces Ability to understand BIOS/FW/product features and develop test cases to validate them OS mailbox , BIOS knobs , UEFI shell interaction , register read/write ( MMIO , MSR etc. ) Hands on experience in Linux, and UEFI shell command exposure Good communication and interpersonal skills to work with different teams Automation experience with Python is a plus

Bonus Skills

Firmware testing, Bios validation, Test architecture, Pcie Architecture, Server architecture, python

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Skills

firmware testing,bios validation,test architecture,pcie architecture,server architecture,python Show more Show less

Firmware TestingBios ValidationTest ArchitecturePcie ArchitectureServer ArchitecturePythonSystem Firmware Boot FlowHigh-Speed InterconnectBus TechnologiesSOC ArchitectureTest Case DevelopmentLinuxUEFI Shell CommandCommunication SkillsInterpersonal SkillsTechnical Guidancemulti-location

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