Staff Hardware Systems Engineer

Strong understanding of BIOS/UEFI, firmware architecture, and kernel bring-up.
Hands-on experience with system-level bring-up, validation frameworks, and firmware unit testing.
Ability to collaborate with silicon and hardware vendors for platform-level development and debugging.
Exposure to both ARM and x86-based server architectures.
Proficiency in scripting and tooling for validation automation (e.g., Python, Bash).
Excellent debugging, documentation, and cross-team communication skills.
A bachelor’s or master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

Lead development and bring-up of system firmware, BIOS, and kernel-level software for high-performance server platforms.
Develop and test low-level tooling and infrastructure to support firmware validation and diagnostics.
Partner with vendors on next-gen GPU hardware support conducting feature testing and hardware-software parity validation against in-house platforms.
Drive debugging and root cause analysis across complex firmware, hardware, and system-level integration issues.
Support E2E integration and solution testing to meet the performance, reliability, and scalability needs of Crusoe Cloud products.

8+ years of experience in hardware systems development and low-level software or firmware engineering.
Demonstrated success in platform enablement and firmware-hardware integration for server-class products.
Experience with GPU/CPU hardware, high-speed digital interfaces, and server architecture.
Experience supporting bare metal environments and contributing to kernel-level configuration and testing (a strong plus).
Familiarity with sustainable and energy-efficient hardware design principles.
Nice to have: Experience with AMD/x86 software stack, Deep familiarity with GPU-to-GPU communication design, Exposure to bleeding-edge GPU architectures and ecosystem integration.