Silicon Firmware Engineer

Amd

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Work type
On-site
Location
Austin, TX
Salary
$161,200–$241,800 / yr
Posted
3 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Oct 23, 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 · Silicon Firmware Engineer

The Silicon Firmware Engineer joins the Power Management Firmware team to design, develop, integrate, and debug firmware responsible for power management and platform control across AMD SoCs. This role spans pre-silicon development and validation through silicon bring-up, production readiness, and customer enablement. The engineer will lead firmware feature development, debug complex hardware interactions, and provide technical leadership through design and code reviews. Key responsibilities include collaborating with architecture, BIOS, and power teams to define platform features. Candidates should possess strong embedded firmware development experience using C and C++. Required skills include a deep understanding of SoC architecture, hardware firmware interfaces, and boot or reset initialization. The role focuses on solving low-level problems at the intersection of hardware and software to ensure robust platform performance.

What you'll do

  • Design, develop, integrate, and debug platform management and power management firmware for AMD SoCs.
  • Lead firmware feature development from pre-silicon stages through silicon bring-up, validation, and production.
  • Debug complex firmware and hardware interactions to identify root causes and implement resolutions.
  • Collaborate with architecture, silicon, BIOS, and power teams to define and deliver platform features.
  • Provide technical leadership, conduct design and code reviews, and mentor other firmware engineers.
  • Own complex firmware features and technical problems from initial investigation through final resolution.

What we're looking for

  • Strong background in low-level firmware and SoC power management.
  • Experience with SoC power management, boot, reset, initialization, or other low-level platform firmware (preferred).
  • Strong embedded firmware development experience with C and C++ (preferred).
  • Strong understanding of SoC architecture and hardware firmware interfaces (preferred).
  • Experience with pre-silicon development and post-silicon bring-up and debug (preferred).
  • Strong debugging and root cause analysis skills across firmware and hardware boundaries (preferred).
  • Demonstrated ability to leverage AI-assisted development and debugging tools (preferred).
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree preferred in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent (preferred).

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