SR Embedded Firmware Development Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc • Austin, TX

9h • Onsite

About The Position

At AMD, the mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. The company fosters a culture of innovation and collaboration, believing that real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity, and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. Joining AMD means discovering a culture that pushes the limits of innovation to solve important challenges, striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. The company invites individuals to shape the future of AI and beyond, advancing their careers together. The role is for a dynamic, energetic SR Embedded Firmware Development Engineer to join a growing team. As a key contributor, the engineer will be part of a team developing out-of-band management firmware solutions for AMD’s next generation of GPU products. This involves the Platform Hardware Controller interacting with cutting-edge Data Center GPUs. The successful applicant will collaborate closely with HW, FPGA, and firmware developers, system architects, system validation engineers, and board designers across various IPs, leading the design and implementation of firmware solutions for AMD’s flagship Data Center products. The Systems Design Engineering team encourages continuous technical innovation and career development.

Requirements

• Drive balanced, scalable, and automated solutions.
• Software systems engineering expertise necessary towards product development, definition, and root cause resolution.
• Team player with strong communication skills and able to work in a dynamic environment.
• Must be a self-starter capable of working with minimal supervision and driving tasks to completion.
• Experience with embedded firmware security, including threat modeling, secure boot flows, and trusted execution environments.
• Solid understanding of HW, firmware, and test development for embedded systems.
• Software Programming and scripting experience (Python, bash, C/C++) in Linux operating systems.
• Able to read and interpret board schematics.
• Familiarity with various embedded protocols including but not limited to I2C, SPI, USB, PCIe, TCP/IP, etc.
• Familiarity with BMC Out of Band management of servers and its components in a data center environment.
• Knowledgeable in industry standard BMC protocols like IPMI FRU, MCTP, PLDM, Redfish, etc.
• Familiarity with microcontroller architecture (ARM) and embedded system build tool suites (build scripts, make, git, Visual Basic for Applications).
• Version control and CI/CD systems like git, Jenkins, etc.

Responsibilities

• Implementation of complex logic design solutions that employ high-integrated SoC solutions with embedded processing, logic gates, high-speed interfaces and complex IP.
• Support the definition of firmware architecture, requirements, and documentation.
• Translate high-level system requirements into firmware requirements.
• Write production-quality C/C++ to ensure the design meets or exceeds the project success metrics (quality, functionality, on-time completion).
• Develop strategies to test and verify stand-alone and integrated firmware functionality.
• Learn, practice, and improve quality development processes and results.
• Create modular/reusable firmware IP that can be reused in current and future designs.
• Support defect investigations and validate defect fixes found during testing, development, or in production code. Provide logs and statistics that will help in further triaging of defects.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees