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Firmware Systems Design Engineer

AMD· Engineering
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Austin, TX$92kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Firmware Design Engineer at AMD focusing on driving scalable firmware and automated solutions for SoC validation, board-level bring-up, and cross-functional collaboration to improve product quality and development efficiency.

Responsibilities

  • Driving technical innovation to improve AMD’s capabilities across product development and validation, including tool and script development, technical and procedural methodology enhancement, and various internal and cross-functional initiatives
  • Firmware Development & Test Automation: Develop scalable firmware, tools, and automation frameworks (Python, C/C++) to increase validation coverage, reduce manual test effort, and improve product quality. Emphasize clean, maintainable code, reusable test libraries, and measurable productivity gains.
  • SoC Validation, Debug & Root-Cause Analysis: Execute systematic validation and deep-dive debugging across hardware, silicon, and firmware to isolate and resolve issues during bring-up and production. Apply logic analyzers, JTAG, trace tools, and methodical RCA to close failure loops and reduce field escapes.
  • Board-Level System Architecture & Platform Bring-Up: Design and validate board/platform-level interactions (power delivery, sequencing, clocks, interfaces) to ensure stable bring-up and optimal performance. Provide cross-functional support for hardware/firmware trade-offs, issue triage, and feature enablement.
  • Debugging issues found during the SOC programs bring-up, validation, and production phases
  • Working with multiple teams and tracking test execution to make sure all features are validated and optimized on time
  • Working closely with supporting technical teams: Engaging in other software/hardware modeling frameworks and leading collaborative approaches with multiple teams

Qualifications

  • Bachelors or Masters degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or computer science

Skills

Required:Programming/scriptingDebug techniques and methodologies
Nice to have:Lab equipment familiarityBoard/platform-level debugging

Benefits

  • Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.
Last updated Oct 15, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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