Senior Embedded Systems Design Engineer

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Jose, CA
Salary
$200,000–$300,000 / yr
Posted
2 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Oct 9, 2027

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About Amd

AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) is a semiconductor company that develops high-performance processors, graphics cards, and adaptive computing solutions for gaming, data centers, and embedded markets. Industry: Semiconductors

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TL;DR · Senior Embedded Systems Design Engineer

The Senior Embedded Systems Design Engineer joins the team to own embedded designs for post-silicon system-level validation and board bring-up for FPGA and SoC-based platforms. This senior individual contributor will write firmware and software to transition new boards from first power-on to stable, validated platforms across networking, storage, automotive, aerospace, and AI/ML workloads. Key responsibilities include defining silicon-to-solution validation strategies, building custom embedded Linux images using the Yocto-based Embedded Design Flow, and developing baremetal code for ARM or RISC-V cores. The role requires proficiency in C/C++, Python, Tcl, Shell, and Makefiles, alongside experience with Vitis and EDF environments. You will debug complex issues spanning silicon, firmware, and drivers while validating interfaces like Ethernet, USB, SPI, I2C, UART, and CAN.

What you'll do

  • Define and drive the silicon-to-solution validation strategy including plans, coverage, and signoffs.
  • Bring up baremetal and embedded Linux systems to exercise full system functionality.
  • Write firmware and low-level system software for on-chip ARM or RISC-V cores.
  • Build and customize embedded Linux images using the Yocto-based Embedded Design Flow.
  • Own new board bring-up from first power-on through to a stable, validated platform.
  • Develop and automate validation tests and applications in baremetal and Linux environments.
  • Debug complex issues spanning silicon, firmware, drivers, and the operating system.
  • Drive production readiness, risk assessment, and validation signoff for new hardware.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science.
  • Experience with firmware, silicon, and hardware interaction to follow failures across all three layers.
  • Deep hands-on hardware bring-up and validation experience for FPGA and SoC-based platforms.
  • Ability to write firmware and low-level system software for on-chip ARM or RISC-V cores.
  • Experience building and customizing embedded Linux images using the Yocto-based Embedded Design Flow (preferred).
  • Proficiency in C/C++ for bare-metal and Linux-based embedded systems (preferred).
  • Experience validating interfaces such as Ethernet, USB, SPI, I2C, UART, and CAN (preferred).
  • Proficiency in Python, Tcl, Shell, and Makefiles for automation and CI-regression workflows (preferred).

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