Systems Integration Validation Engineer

Intel Intel · Semiconductors · Bangalore, India

Seeking a Firmware Validation Lead to drive the validation of firmware for client products, develop BIOS validation plans, ensure process compliance, and manage defect closure. The role involves leadership in defining new platforms, supporting bring-up, and reviewing designs. Requires strong understanding of Intel Architecture, UEFI/BIOS, firmware-silicon-platform dependencies, and security validation. Hands-on experience in test content automation is mandatory, with Python proficiency preferred.

What you'd actually do

  1. Develop BIOS Validation plan, implement it and deliver weekly build/execution/release for Intel client products with relevant stakeholders including ingredient teams, platform teams, silicon teams, etc.
  2. Ensure process compliance and proactively improve integration workflows, add methodologies, pursue avenues for standardization, best practices, and tools.
  3. Be a gatekeeper of the project to ensure a quality FW release to internal and external customers.
  4. Drive sightings to closure by proactive work and/or coordination with relevant stakeholders on standard defect disposition process, triaging, root-causing and investigation.
  5. Demonstrate BIOS Validation leadership in the definition of new platforms with software architecture and development teams, support platform bring-up activities, review designs and code changes.

Skills

Required

  • Masters degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field with 7+ years of relevant industry experience, or Bachelors degree with 9+ years of relevant experience
  • Solid understanding of Intel Architecture, OS/driver interactions, and firmware-silicon-platform dependencies
  • Strong knowledge of UEFI/BIOS architecture, firmware integration flows, and system bringup
  • Handson experience validating client platform technologies, including CPU, memory (DDR/LPDDR), power/boot flows, and IO (PCIe, USB, SPI/eSPI, TCSS)
  • Explicit experience in firmware and/or platform security validation, including Secure Boot, Boot Guard, TPM, and firmware protection mechanisms
  • Experience with platform debug and validation tools (e.g., ITP, PythonSV, BIOS/OS logs)
  • Strong background and hands-on experience in test content automation
  • Strong analytical and problemsolving skills
  • Effective communication and collaboration skills

Nice to have

  • Python proficiency

What the JD emphasized

  • test content automation is mandatory