Senior Firmware Engineer

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

. Designs, analyzes, develops, modifies, and tests firmware, diagnostics, simulators, and emulators for HPE Slingshot™ high‑performance networking ASICs and boards.

Posted 4/1/2026full-timeFt. Collins • California, Colorado, Minnesota, Texas, Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $142,000 - $270,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

LinuxPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Designs, analyzes, develops, modifies, and tests firmware, diagnostics, simulators, and emulators for HPE Slingshot™ high‑performance networking ASICs and boards.
Provides technical expertise and is responsible for all stages of design, development, and test for complex products, solutions, and platforms.
Reviews and evaluates designs and project activities for compliance with development guidelines and standards; provides tangible feedback to improve product quality.
Provides leadership of project team of other engineers and internal and outsourced development partners to develop reliable, cost effective and high-quality solutions for prototypes and products.
Participates in and provides input on process for selection of future technical leaders.
Drives innovation and integration of new technologies into projects and activities in the ASIC firmware, diagnostic, simulation and emulation organization.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer engineering or equivalent
6 + years of experience in driver and firmware design, implementation, and test.
Expert C programmer and Python in a Linux environment with at least 5 years of industry experience.
Expert level analytical and problem-solving skills.
Working level knowledge of designing drivers and firmware.
Working level knowledge of NIC, Ethernet, and SERDES development and debug experience.
Working level knowledge of switch development and debug experience.
Working level knowledge of software programming and scripting.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; mastery in English.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health & Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefits supporting physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.
Personal & Professional Development: Programs for achieving career goals and developing skills.
Unconditional Inclusion: Valuing varied backgrounds and providing flexibility for work and personal needs.

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Hard Skills & Tools

firmware designdriver designC programmingPython programmingLinux environmentNIC developmentEthernet developmentSERDES developmentswitch developmentsoftware programming

Soft Skills

analytical skillsproblem-solving skillsleadershipcommunication skills

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Electrical EngineeringMaster's degree in Electrical EngineeringBachelor's degree in Computer EngineeringMaster's degree in Computer Engineering