Santhosh R Bhat
Bangalore
Summary
Dynamic Senior Firmware Engineer with a track record of leading a 23-member team at SmartSoCs Private LTD to achieve timely firmware releases. Expertise in RAS and firmware quality assurance, complemented by strong cross-team collaboration, fosters innovative solutions and enhances performance in high-stakes environments. Proven experience in OpenBMC, including test case planning and development, as well as maintaining server labs, supports a commitment to technical excellence and team growth.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Embedded Engineer
SmartSoCs Private LTD
10.2023 - Current
- Led a high-performing team of 23 individuals as Principal Investigator (PI) to deliver weekly FPGA releases for AMD Rome, Milan, Genoa, Badami, Naples and Turin projects, driving success and efficiency in a fast-paced environment.
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams, including developers, to gather feature requirements and implement Change List requests, ensuring timely and effective resolution of issues.
- Fostered a culture of growth and inclusion as a coach and mentor, conducting regular performance evaluations and providing guidance to team members to achieve their full potential.
- Technical Expertise and Testing: Virtualization technologies, SMBIOS, security, RAS, PPR, PMM, performance, and power management features.
Associate Software QA Engineer
Tech Mahindra Cerium Systems
08.2020 - 10.2023
- Worked as a server BIOS QA engineer at AMD. Involved in testing cutting-edge server and manageability firmware solutions.
- Involved in the board, bringing up new server platforms for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Gen AMD EPYC processors.
- Involved in developing test case methods for BIOS features, referring to the PPR, and presenting those test cases to the ODC team to help with their execution.
- Working with stakeholders, such as developers, to understand features for the implementation of Change List requests.
- Involved in testing all BIOS features, such as Secure Boot, ACPI, SMBIOS, RAS, PCIe, SATA, and USB, as well as different types of DIMMs, like RDIMMs, LRDIMMs, and NVDIMMs, and the core complex.
- Worked on resolving and identifying bugs and debugging the issues on different platforms and features.
- Involved in running automated test cases to stress the server over LTPC, Quicklook, and other memory test cases.
- Have hands-on experience in installing and validating OS features on different operating systems, such as RHEL (6.x, 7.x, 8.x), Ubuntu (16.x, 18.x, 20.x), SLES (12.x, 15.x), and Windows 2016, 2019, and 2022.
- Working on the Genoa, Siena, Genesis, Badami, Starship, Milan, and Rome projects.
- Have knowledge of x86 architecture and BIOS.
- Responsible for the installation and maintenance of the test infrastructure.
- Involved in running automated tests and leveraging the test results.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics & Communications
SMVITM
Bantakal-Udupi01.2019
Diploma - Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)
ISRP
Udupi01.2015
Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) -
U.Kamala Bai High School
Udupi01.2012
Skills
Technical Skills Highlight
- Processors: AMD EPYC, x86 Architecture, GPUs
- Hardware Tools: Dediprog, HDT,Servers, CXL Cards,PCIe devices, Backplane, and Firmware
- BIOS Features: RAS, ACPI, CPU, SMBIOS, Secure Boot, PCIe, SATA
- Software & QA: JIRA, Confluence, Jenkins, aHDS, ATM2, Change Gear, Power BI
- Diagnostics: Putty, AVT, GSA, Mem tool,Sanity testing
Disclaimer
I hereby declare that all the information contained in this resume is in accordance with facts or truths to my knowledge.
Core Competencies
- Leadership & Project Management: Principal Investigator (PI) experienced in directing cross-functional teams, stakeholder management, and driving automated test cycles (Jenkins/Power BI) to meet aggressive weekly delivery targets.
- Systems Architecture & BIOS: Deep expertise in UEFI/x86 firmware, including ACPI, RAS, SMBIOS, and Secure Boot validation across multiple AMD EPYC generations (DDR4/DDR5).
- Hardware & Silicon Validation: Hands-on experience in Board Bring-up (CRB), CPU/GPU stress testing, and high-speed interface validation (CXL, NVMe, SATA).
- OS & Driver Integration: Advanced proficiency in Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu, SUSE) and Windows Server; expert in optimizing device drivers for storage, network, and high-performance graphics.
- Test Automation & Debugging: Skilled in leveraging LTPC, Quicklook, and HDT/Dediprog for deep-system debugging and infrastructure maintenance.
Professional Overview
Strategic Engineering Lead & AMD Platform Expert, driving high-scale BIOS/Firmware validation and hardware bring-up for next-gen server architectures through elite team leadership .
Timeline
Senior Embedded Engineer
SmartSoCs Private LTD
10.2023 - Current
Associate Software QA Engineer
Tech Mahindra Cerium Systems
08.2020 - 10.2023
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics & Communications
SMVITM
Diploma - Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)
ISRP
Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) -
U.Kamala Bai High School