Senior Firmware Engineer This role has been designed as ‘Hybrid’ with an expectation that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office. Who We Are: Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE. Job Description: Job Description: Designs, analyzes, develops, modifies, and tests firmware, diagnostics, simulators, and emulators for HPE Slingshot™ high‑performance networking ASICs and boards. HPE Slingshot is a modern, high‑performance interconnect used in large‑scale HPC and AI clusters, delivering industry‑leading bandwidth, low latency, and scalability for demanding workloads. Slingshot implements Ultra Ethernet Consortium (UEC) capabilities and is aligned with the Ultra Ethernet standard, helping define and deliver next‑generation Ethernet semantics optimized for HPC and AI at scale. In this role, the engineer contributes directly to the product definition, implementation, and bring‑up of NIC and switch firmware and diagnostics, working closely with ASIC, board, and software teams in a fast‑paced, cross‑functional, multi‑site Agile environment. Responsibilities: Provide 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 technical expertise along with the overall architecture design and platform leadership to cross-organization projects, programs, and activities. 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. Provides guidance and mentoring to less experienced staff members to set an example of design and development innovation and excellence. 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. Education and Experience Required: 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. Knowledge and Skills: 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 Additional Skills: Accountability, Accountability, Action Planning, Active Learning, Active Listening, Agile Methodology, Agile Scrum Development, Analytical Thinking, Bias, Coaching, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Data Analysis Management, Data Collection Management (Inactive), Data Controls, Design, Design Thinking, Empathy, Follow-Through, Group Problem Solving, Growth Mindset, Intellectual Curiosity (Inactive), Long Term Planning, Managing Ambiguity {+ 5 more} What We Can Offer You: Health & Wellbeing We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing. Personal & Professional Development We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division. Unconditional Inclusion We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. Let's Stay Connected: Follow @HPECareers on Instagram to see the latest on people, culture and tech at HPE. #unitedstates Job: Engineering Job Level: TCP_04 "The expected salary/wage range for this position is provided below. 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