System Firmware Technical Engineer (1-year contract)

Job Title

System Firmware Technical Engineer (1-year contract)

Role Summary

Member of the Discrete GPU Platform Firmware Operations group responsible for the end-to-end firmware architecture lifecycle and enabling platform-centric features across AMD products, focusing on embedded firmware and graphics/multimedia drivers. This is a 1-year temporary contract based in Markham, ON.

Experience Level

Mid-level / Mid-Career. No explicit years of experience specified; expects engineers with practical experience in firmware, software, and hardware development lifecycles.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include:

• Serve as the firmware representative for the SOC program in cross-organizational meetings.
• Act as the firmware point of contact (PoC) and drive technical discussions across firmware teams.
• Drive and coordinate debugging of critical firmware-centric defects and issues.
• Serve as firmware PoC for Kicker SKUs and engagements with Customer Engineering teams.
• Review and assess requests to add new requirements after program plan exit phase.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience; preferred items listed separately.

• Experience across software, firmware, and hardware development lifecycles from architecture through validation and product delivery.
• Technical leadership and architectural expertise in software, firmware, SoC, and IP design.
• Deep understanding of embedded systems, platform architecture, and system integration.
• Proficiency with low-level hardware interfaces and communication protocols and firmware–hardware interactions.
• Knowledge of power management, memory architecture, subsystem optimization, and performance tuning.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience defining and implementing secure platform architectures focused on reliability and scalability.
• Experience with virtualization technologies, including SR-IOV and resource partitioning/isolation frameworks.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional technical initiatives and influence architecture decisions.

Education Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer/Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.

About the Company

Company: Advanced Micro Devices

Headquarters: Sunnyvale, California, USA

Advanced Micro Devices, or AMD, is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures microprocessors, graphics processors, and related technologies for a variety of computing devices. Known for pushing the boundaries of innovation, AMD's mission is to deliver high-performance computing solutions for AI, data centers, gaming, and embedded applications. They foster a collaborative, inclusive culture focused on creativity and problem-solving, aiming to drive progress and excellence in technology.