Firmware Engineer

Base pay range

$124,000.00 / yr - $186,000.00 / yr

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING

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

We are a forward‑thinking firmware‑focused team dedicated to advancing Data Center Processing Units and Machine Intelligence Processing Units. Our team is passionate about power and performance management on SOC, covering a spectrum of responsibilities from hardware and firmware design emulation, design validation, issue debugging, to silicon enablement and production. The successful candidate will take a leadership role in power and performance feature design and development. Responsibilities include collaboration with hardware and firmware IP designers and architects, ownership of power and performance hardware and firmware features, development and delivery of comprehensive test plans, validation plans, enablement plans, and execution of silicon bring‑up. In addition, the successful candidate will contribute to prototyping innovative ideas and designs for the next generation of computing technologies. Throughout the ASIC lifecycle, the right candidate will engage in activities up to RTL, DV simulation and emulation, taking charge of on‑silicon feature enablement and testing. Further responsibilities include maintaining and supporting the firmware repository and release.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborate with architects to develop feature verification and enablement plans for SOC power and performance management features.
• Manage the release of different firmwares targeting various project milestones.
• Develop firmware functions and features for embedded microcontrollers in C.
• Debug and troubleshoot system‑level issues related to power and performance features.
• Prototype innovative ideas and designs.
• Support the test automation infrastructure and develop test scripts.
• Proactively drive continuous improvement in all areas of activity.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

Location

Markham, Ontario, CA

Benefits

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EEO Statement

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.

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