Firmware Engineer, UEFI BIOS - Technical Lead

We are a rapidly growing company specializing in rugged industrial computers designed for real-world edge applications. We are expanding at an incredible pace and seeking a dynamic, dedicated team member to help us continue to Make It Possible. This full-time position is on-site in South Burlington, VT or Cary, North Carolina.

We are seeking a self-motivated Lead Firmware Engineer to drive global UEFI enablement, elevate firmware standards, and lead next-generation UEFI development for our industrial computing platforms. You will collaborate with internal teams, industry partners, and vendors to ensure our firmware meets functional, non-functional, and user experience standards across our product lines.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for:

• Ensuring our team delivers high-quality firmware that promotes positive customer experiences, well-conceived functionality, and rugged reliability! 
• Defining and managing Cross-Product UEFI firmware specifications to enable consistent, differentiated product capabilities across our portfolio.
• Developing and maintaining a common core firmware platform adaptable across multiple industrial computing products.
• Providing training and mentorship to internal and customer-facing technical teams.
• Acting as the UEFI-BIOS subject matter expert, supporting customers with system-level firmware expertise.
• Owning and managing standardized UEFI BIOS build, revision control, and release processes.
• Delivering Remote Management capabilities via vPro, BMC SOCs, or other pre-boot defined technologies.  
• Reviewing new product concepts and requirements, providing technical feedback on firmware impact, rough sizing, and solutions.
• Identifying and addressing cross-platform user experience issues, building standardized solutions through documentation and reusable code assets.
• Supporting product lifecycle and customer requirements for software and firmware-related issues.
• Tracking, assessing, and facilitating resolutions for firmware-related bugs, performance issues, and optimizations.
• Leading debugging, optimization, and feature development across multiple hardware platforms.
• Building proof-of-concept firmware solutions for evaluation and thought leadership.
• Ensuring security, reliability, and usability best practices are embedded in firmware design.
• Driving continuous improvement and alignment with industry standards.

The team you will be joining: 

Our Engineering team creates our cutting edge industrial computers by finding innovative solutions on a daily basis. The Engineering team's success relies on collaboration, creative thinking and a commitment to being at the forefront of technology. Roles on our Engineering team include, Electrical, Mechanical, Applications and Regulatory.

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• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering.
• 5+ years of firmware development experience, preferably in the industrial PC industry.
• Experience collaborating across multiple engineering disciplines, including mechanical, electrical, firmware, and product testing.
• Expertise in firmware debugging using JTAG-based debuggers and logic analyzers.
• Strong background in software design with C and Assembly.
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and software development workflows.
• Strong understanding of x86 PC and ARM hardware architectures.
• Basic Knowledge of pre-boot architectures and related technologies, including:
• UEFI, BIOS, SMM, SMBUS, I2C, PCIe, PXE, SATA, USB, ACPI, CXL, TPM, and SMBIOS, NVRAM, BMC.
• Extensive experience with microcontroller architectures.
• Ability to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Recognized technical thought leadership in UEFI/BIOS firmware standards and cross-platform interoperability (ACPI, USB, PCIe).
• Hands-on experience developing within and enabling platforms using:
• TianoCore EDKII, AMI Aptio, or Insyde H2O.
• Expertise in x86 and ARM-based architectures.
• Experience with Trusted Computing & Security Technologies, including:
• TPM, Secure Boot, TXT, and Root of Trust.
• Knowledge of BMC software stacks.
• Experience with industrial or embedded computing platforms.
• Familiarity with firmware security, power management, and performance optimization.
• Strong leadership skills with a track record of cross-functional collaboration.
• Experience working with ODMs, IBVs, silicon vendors, and solution integrators.

Who we're looking for:

• A self-motivated person who can work independently and who takes action without being asked. 
• You work best in a high-energy, fast growing industrial computer environment. 
• You like solving problems and you want to learn more. 
• You have experience with UEFI BIOS enablement of x86 or ARM based systems, ideally for industrial applications. 

Who we are:

OnLogic employees have the opportunity to shape our future and drive impactful change. We design and manufacture specialized computers and hardware solutions for companies all over the world, helping them to make the seemingly impossible possible. Our computers are designed to work where others fail, and it's our vision to be the first choice in industrial computing. To make that vision a reality, we've built a team of ambitious problem solvers, guided by the company's core values of Open, Fair, Innovative and Independent. We have an open office, open salaries and strive to be fair and transparent in our decision making. We encourage input and feedback from every member of our team and look to improve ourselves and our business every single day.

Diversity is an essential element of our core values. Not just respecting, but actively embracing a variety of backgrounds, life experiences, and opinions, helps us foster innovation, enhances our problem-solving capabilities, and promotes learning and engagement among the members of our team. We strongly encourage those with diverse backgrounds to apply.

We are committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and harassment-free workplace for all employees. We do not tolerate any form of harassment, discrimination, or bias based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, age, or any other protected characteristic.

To learn more about our values, our mission and what it's like to work at OnLogic, visit www.onlogic.com/careers.