Short Term 2026 Firmware Engineering Intern/Co-Op
About The Position
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. As an AMD intern, you’ll be placed at the epicenter of the AI ecosystem, working alongside experts and industry pioneers. You’ll do important work, learn new skills, expand your network, and gain real-world experience on projects that impact millions of end-users worldwide. Whether you’re an undergrad or a PhD student, your contributions matter—and your experience here will be a launchpad for what comes next.
Requirements
- Currently enrolled in a Canada based University into a Bachelor's degree program majoring in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- Knowledge/experience with low level BIOS, firmware, or system software development.
- Knowledge/experience with low level programming language C/C++ and knowledge of hardware architectures.
- Knowledge/experience with embedded system, RTOS, and embedded controller structure.
- Knowledge/experience with source control, debuggers, compilers and system wide debugging from software to firmware to hardware.
- Knowledge/experience with Opensource concepts.
- Knowledge/experience with VHDL/Verilog/FPGA and general hardware design concepts and process.
- Knowledge/experience with Linux development environments.
- Architectural understanding and/or experience of graphics/compute pipelines.
- Knowledge/experience with Perforce, JIRA, Git, or similar tools.
Responsibilities
- Craft, implement, debug, and validate features on reference hardware and software, pre-silicon emulation and simulation environments supporting AMD products.
- Actively participate in design reviews, code reviews and project planning.
- Build and complete clear documentation for all software produced.
- Work on both internal and external platforms.
- Learn and apply AGILE methodologies and standard processes for Software Engineering.
- Engage in x86 firmware development using C.
- Design, Build and Implementation of Embedded Firmware + Bootrom/HW.
- Debug issues at the boundary of FW and HW, including Waveform level analysis to root cause FW/HW issues.
Benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
