Firmware Engineer

Role Summary

The focus of this role is to be the technical lead on assigned projects for the implementation of AMD FW for new features and products and performance improvements for AMD’s graphics processor IP within the Software / Firmware MEC / CP uCode design and development environment for our next generation Machine Intelligence GPUs. This is an important role that will drive deliverables for new products to meet market and customer requirements.
The learning curve will be steep as this is a very new and complex area at the intersection of Graphics IP, SOC design, MI / ML algorithm design and low-level Firmware and Micro-code development. Requires close collaboration within the team environment and across functional organizations.

Experience Level

Level - Mid-Career

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, debug, verify and/or validate firmware, software and/or hardware.
• Participate in day-to-day firmware development work.
• Provide consultation to internal and external customers regarding AMD features and programming requirements.

Requirements

• Ability to assess complexity of feature requirements and lead implementation project. Actively interact with other teams' engineering leads and architects to address technical issues and challenges.
• Carry out firmware development using assembly or C language programming. Possesses system engineering expertise across multiple domains with a track record of picking up new technology fast.
• Strong general Firmware, Software and/or Micro-code architecture and design experience, ideally working with a variety of microcontrollers. Graphics IP / SOC experience and/or understanding of the graphics command pipeline is a definite asset.
• Machine Intelligence, Machine Learning, AI algorithm design / development / understanding is a definite asset.
• Willingness and ability to mentor and guide junior team members through complex design and development tasks.
• Strong drive to offer alternative solutions to tough technical problems.
• Experience in triaging and debugging test failures in both simulation, emulation, and silicon environments.

Education Requirements

Bachelors or Masters degree (preferred) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.