Member Technical Staff 2 - OpenBMC Development

Lattice Overview

There is energy here…energy you can feel crackling at any of our international locations. It’s an energy generated by enthusiasm for our work, for our teams, for our results, and for our customers. Lattice is a worldwide community of engineers, designers, and manufacturing operations specialists in partnership with world-class sales, marketing, and support teams, who are developing programmable logic solutions that are changing the industry. Our focus is on R&D, product innovation, and customer service, and to that focus, we bring total commitment and a keenly sharp competitive personality.

Energy feeds on energy. If you flourish in a fast paced, results-oriented environment, if you want to achieve individual success within a “team first” organization, and if you believe you can contribute and succeed in a demanding yet collegial atmosphere, then Lattice may well be just what you’re looking for.

Job Description:

Member Technical Staff II - OpenBMC DEVELOPMENT

ABOUT LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR - AMI

Lattice Semiconductor is the low power FPGA leader with 8,000+ customers globally. We are transforming how the world processes data by delivering innovative semiconductor solutions that enable customers to differentiate their products and accelerate growth.

Our India team contributes to product development, design, verification, and customer support across multiple technical disciplines. We are building a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and collaboration.

THE ROLE

We are looking for a Linux C++ / OpenBMC engineer who is passionate about developing reliable, standards-based platform-management software. The role combines modern C++, OpenBMC architecture, embedded Linux, system services, and platform-level integration.

You will develop and maintain OpenBMC services, integrate platform-management interfaces, and troubleshoot issues across software, firmware, and hardware layers while collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

·    Design, develop, and maintain OpenBMC services using modern C++ and object-oriented programming principles

·    Contribute to OpenBMC architecture, integration, and platform customization

·    Develop Linux applications using system calls, IPC, socket programming, and POSIX multithreading

·    Implement and integrate services using systemd and D-Bus

·    Build and maintain embedded Linux software using Yocto/BitBake and Makefiles

·    Support embedded Linux startup, bootloader, device tree, driver, and BSP bring-up activities

·    Integrate and debug BMC hardware interfaces and platform-management protocols

·    Collaborate with hardware, validation, and platform teams to diagnose system-level issues

·    Use GDB and platform logs for debugging, Git for version control, and Jira for issue tracking

·    Document software designs, interfaces, debugging findings, and technical solutions

WHAT YOU BRING

·    Bachelor of Engineering in ECE, CSE, EEE, IT, or Master of Computer Applications

·    Hands-on experience with OpenBMC development and architecture

·    Strong modern C++ programming and object-oriented design skills

·    Experience in embedded systems development

·    Strong knowledge of Linux internals, including system calls, IPC, socket programming, and POSIX multithreading

·    Hands-on experience with systemd and D-Bus

·    Experience with Linux build frameworks, particularly Yocto/BitBake and Makefiles

·    Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills

·    Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

·    Advanced C programming and Python or Bash scripting experience

·    Experience with embedded Linux startup, bootloaders such as U-Boot, device tree, drivers, and BSP bring-up on BMC SoCs

·    Knowledge of I2C/SMBus, USB, PCIe, GPIO, SPI, UART, eSPI, and JTAG interfaces

·    Familiarity with IPMI, D-Bus, DMTF standards such as Redfish, PLDM, MCTP, and SPDM, and Open Compute Project specifications

·    Experience with ARM-based BMC SoCs such as ASPEED AST2600 or Nuvoton Arbel, and x86/ARM server architectures

·    Hands-on experience with GDB, Git, and Jira

LOCATION

Chennai, India

Additional Information:

This position requires a successful background and reference checks and satisfactory proof of your right to work in:

India

Lattice recognizes that employees are its greatest asset and the driving force behind success in a highly competitive, global industry.  Lattice continually strives to provide a comprehensive compensation and benefits program to attract, retain, motivate, reward and celebrate the highest caliber employees in the industry. 

Lattice is an international, service-driven developer of innovative low cost, low power programmable design solutions.  Our global workforce, some 1,000 strong, shares a total commitment to customer success and an unbending will to win.  For more information about how our FPGA, CPLD and programmable power management  devices help our customers unlock their innovation, visit www.latticesemi.com.  You can also follow us via Twitter, Facebook, or RSS. At Lattice, we value the diversity of individuals, ideas, perspectives, insights and values, and what they bring to the workplace.  Applications are welcome from all qualified candidates.