System Firmware Test Development Engineer
About The Position
Join a high-impact firmware validation team working on cutting-edge AMD EPYC CPUs and Instinct GPUs powering next-generation data center and enterprise platforms. In this role, you will help shape how firmware is validated across both pre-silicon (simulation) and post-silicon environments by building scalable, automation-ready test solutions. You’ll collaborate closely with firmware architects, SoC design teams, and validation engineers to define test strategies, improve coverage, and ensure system reliability from boot through runtime. This is a highly collaborative environment where you’ll gain exposure to end-to-end platform behavior while driving innovative approaches to testing, including modern automation techniques and AI-assisted tooling. This role offers the opportunity to work at the intersection of hardware and firmware, influence validation methodologies, and contribute to the success of complex server-class platforms at scale.
Requirements
- Hands-on problem solver who enjoys digging into low-level system behavior and building reliable, repeatable test solutions.
- Thrives in a collaborative environment and communicates effectively across cross-functional teams.
- Takes pride in creating clear, actionable debug artifacts and is motivated to close gaps quickly through data-driven decisions.
- Naturally curious, challenges the status quo, and looks for smarter, more efficient ways to validate complex systems.
- Brings a strong sense of ownership and is excited to continuously learn and innovate, including exploring new tooling and automation approaches.
- Proficiency in C/C++ and scripting with Python, Perl, or Bash
Nice To Haves
- Experience in firmware, software development, or system validation/test development
- Strong foundation in computer architecture and server platform features
- Hands-on experience with SoC validation, system bring-up, or low-level debugging
- Experience developing tests for pre-silicon environments and working with simulation/emulation platforms (e.g., Simics or similar)
- Experience or exposure to one or more of the following: BIOS / UEFI concepts (ACPI, SMBIOS, DXE), RAS features and validation, Memory subsystem validation, Power management and telemetry, Platform security (TPM, Secure Boot, SPDM, etc.), Virtualization technologies (SR-IOV, ACPI), High-speed I/O (PCIe, CXL), Sideband protocols (MCTP, PLDM, SPDM, etc.)
Responsibilities
- Define and implement firmware test strategies in partnership with architects and cross-functional teams
- Design and develop end-to-end test flows validating firmware across boot and runtime environments
- Build automation-ready test solutions that run in both simulation (pre-silicon) and hardware (post-silicon) environments
- Analyze feature-level verification requirements and develop test plans for next-generation platforms
- Execute tests, debug failures, and collaborate with firmware teams to drive defect resolution
- Generate high-quality debug artifacts (logs, register dumps, system captures) to support efficient triage
- Contribute to improving simulation environments to enable broader pre-silicon validation coverage
- Enhance test infrastructure to improve coverage, execution efficiency, and reporting workflows
Benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
