Sr. Firmware Engineer

at  Advanced Micro Devices Inc

THE PERSON

We are looking for a forward thinker to improve diagnostics test coverage, diagnostics enablement, diagnostics software development process and drive innovation.

PREFERRED SKILLS:

• Experience in diagnostics software, embedded software/firmware, device driver software development, validation, and debug
• Experience with large-scale software development projects and understanding of hardware features, hardware register-level programming, software/firmware/hardware interfacing
• Proficient in C/C++ object-oriented programming
• Familiar with source controls tools like Git, Perforce, SVN
• Experience in collaboration with Hardware Design, Firmware, Software and Platform Engineers
• Hands-on experience with silicon platform bring-up and validation
• Experience with Image Processing or Security Technology is an asset
• Experience in system software development on Linux is an asset

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING

We care deeply about transforming lives with AMD technology to enrich our industry, our communities, and the world. Our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences – the building blocks for the data center, artificial intelligence, PCs, gaming and embedded. Underpinning our mission is the AMD culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges. We strive for execution excellence while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives.
AMD together we advance_
Responsibilities:

THE ROLE:

The Diagnostic Engineering team is responsible for functional, system, and stress diagnostics software development targeting next generation APU, CPU and dGPU flagship products. We are seeking a self-motivated and experienced engineer to design and develop diagnostics software for validation of hardware and firmware features in ASIC silicon products.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design and develop diagnostics software for validation of hardware and firmware features in IPU (Inference Processing Unit) or Security Hardware IP on pre-silicon platforms (Simulation, FPGA, SOC Emulation, etc.) and post-silicon system
• Participate in full product cycles that include pre-silicon diagnostics software development and validation, post-silicon ASIC hardware bring-up, post-silicon diagnostics test execution, validation and debug, and production support
• Collaborate with Hardware IP Design, IP System Engineering, Hardware Design Verification, SOC Design, Firmware, Validation, Software and Debug teams to triage, debug and resolve diagnostics, hardware, firmware, platform, and software issues
• Provide diagnostics support to external customers and internal engineering teams