Firmware Engineer

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At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond.  Together, we advance your career.  

THE ROLE: 

As a successful Firmware Engineer, you are equipped with an excellent grasp of python, C, and C++. Your passion for firmware design lights up your GitHub space. You have aced multiple extracurricular projects because you genuinely enjoy designing and implementing software in electronic devices and have exposure to post-silicon design cycles. With exceptional collaboration and learning skills, you are a fabulous team-player and are always open to new things. Not only can you install drivers and flash SBIOS like a pro, but you are also sufficiently familiar with planning, developing and implementing stable firmware for which you can develop appropriate documentation and testing procedures.   

You will work with senior engineers with top-tier expertise. You will ensure the regression testing of Power Management Firmware goes smoothly and remain bug-free. Aside from the opportunity to exercise your software expertise, you will also hone your firmware and hardware skills through cross-communicating with designers and architects, silicon bring-up, design validation, feature enablement, testing, and development of power and performance HW and FW features. You will be a part of a legendary team that powers AMD products the same way our legendary products power the world’s fastest supercomputers. 

THE PERSON: 

You are a motivated self-starter who is passionate about firmware development and can work independently in a fast-paced environment. You have strong problem-solving skills, a hunger to learn and to produce with a can-do attitude.  You have strong technical communication, interpersonal and leadership skills. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Design, develop, debug, verify and/or validate firmware, software and/or hardware 
• Participant in day-to-day firmware development work  
• Provide consultation to internal and external customers regarding AMD features and programming requirements
• Assume ownership in development and/or verification of firmware designed for the Power Management Firmware (PMFW) team
• Execute firmware testing and debugging solutions spanning pre- and post-silicon for multiple AMD business units
• Engage with technical leads to understand firmware scope and work on implementation execution
• Design and implement scripts to test features required by engineers from other teams  
  Prototype innovative ideas and designs with the help of senior engineers

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: 

• Experience producing quality firmware • Excellent knowledge of C, C++ and Python. Perl and/or assembly is an asset 
• Knowledge of object-oriented programming (Py/C++)
• Knowledge of Git/GitHub/Perforce and experience with Jenkins is an asset 
• Knowledge of CPU and GPU architecture
• Familiar with Linux, knowledge and experience with firmware development is an asset
• Exceptional extracurricular projects to demonstrate your passion for the field 
• Good understanding of digital electronics and computer organization/architecture
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills
• Must be a self-starter, and able to independently drive tasks to completion 
• Strong debugging and testing skills 
• Strong analytical/problem solving skills and pronounced attention to details 

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS: 

• Bachelors or Masters degree (preferred) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent 

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.