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JOB TITLE: Lead Embedded Firmware Architect
The Lead Embedded Firmware Architect joins the Data Center Platform Engineering organization to define and drive the firmware architecture strategy for next-generation AI infrastructure platforms. This role involves shaping scalable, secure, and serviceable firmware solutions for hyperscale AI training and inference deployments. Key responsibilities include architecting rack-level frameworks for BIOS, BMC, telemetry, RAS, and platform security while leading technical direction for platform bring-up and lifecycle management. The architect will utilize technologies including OpenBMC, Redfish, PLDM, MCTP, UEFI, ACPI, CXL, and PCIe Gen5/Gen6. Candidates must possess deep expertise in C/C++, embedded Linux, U-Boot, and RTOS environments. The role solves complex system-level problems by defining interfaces between CPUs, GPUs, and network fabrics to ensure robust observability and fault management in large-scale AI environments.
Define and drive the firmware architecture for AMD's next-generation AI infrastructure platforms.
Architect scalable rack-level firmware frameworks optimized for hyperscale AI training and inference.
Lead firmware strategy for platform bring-up, customer enablement, productization, and lifecycle management.
Drive adoption of industry standards including Redfish, SPDM, PLDM, MCTP, UEFI, and ACPI.
Partner with silicon architecture teams to influence next-generation platform features and RAS implementations.
Lead threat modeling, architecture reviews, and design assessments across firmware stacks.
Define firmware interfaces between the Control Plane, BMC, BIOS, GPUs, CPUs, and network fabrics.
Lead root cause analysis of complex system-level failures to drive scalable architectural improvements.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science.
Extensive experience in firmware, embedded systems, platform architecture, or low-level systems software development (preferred).
Proven experience architecting complex embedded firmware solutions across server, accelerator, networking, or data center platforms (preferred).
Strong expertise in platform firmware technologies including OpenBMC, IPMI, Redfish, and embedded Linux-based systems (preferred).
Deep understanding of server platform architecture, including x86 processors, GPU-accelerated systems, memory subsystems, and high-speed I/O (preferred).
Experience with modern AI infrastructure technologies such as PCIe Gen5/Gen6, CXL, UALink, XGMI, and rack-scale architecture (preferred).
Strong programming background in C/C++, embedded Linux, U-Boot, RTOS environments, and low-level system software (preferred).
Experience with secure coding practices and static/dynamic analysis tools such as Coverity or Black Duck (preferred).