Firmware Architect Job Listing at AMD in Austin, TX (Job ID 55618-en-us)

Description

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING

We care deeply about transforming lives with AMD technology to enrich our industry, our communities, and the world. Our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences – the building blocks for the data center, artificial intelligence, PCs, gaming and embedded. Underpinning our mission is the AMD culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world's most important challenges. We strive for execution excellence while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. 

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THE ROLE: 

We are looking for a Firmware Architect with an obsession for firmware. As part of the role, this architect engineer will work closely with other firmware engineers, developers and architects across various IPs in leading the designs and implementing firmware that spans pre-silicon and post-silicon for all AMD SoCs.  

THE PERSON: 

You are passionate about firmware development with creative and effective problem-solving skills, a motivated, self-starter who can work both independently and collaboratively in fast paced environments. You have excellent technical communication, interpersonal and leadership skills. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Engage with external and internal customers, development teams and various architects to lead system feature requirement analysis, feature definition, firmware responsibility partition and cross component interface design, provide design documents and guidance
• Lead Engineer responsible for designing, developing, debugging, verifying and/or validating firmware, software and/or hardware 
• Lead day-to-day firmware development work 
• Provide consultation to internal and external customers regarding AMD features and programming requirements 

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: 

• Multiple prior years of related firmware experience combined with technical education within the semiconductor industry  
• Expert level experience producing quality firmware 
• Expert in at least 2 or more domains (security, power management, memory management, device management, bootflow)
• Expert in firmware development such as UEFI, RTOS, baremetal
• Familiar with ACPI and device tree

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS: 

• Bachelor's or Master's degree (preferred) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent 

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At AMD, your base pay is one part of your total rewards package.  Your base pay will depend on where your skills, qualifications, experience, and location fit into the hiring range for the position. You may be eligible for incentives based upon your role such as either an annual bonus or sales incentive. Many AMD employees have the opportunity to own shares of AMD stock, as well as a discount when purchasing AMD stock if voluntarily participating in AMD's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also be eligible for competitive benefits described in more detail here.

AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.   We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants' needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.