Staff Firmware Engineer

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THE ROLE:

This is an excellent opportunity to work on a growing team passionate about firmware that matters to all of AMD's CPU and GPU product lines. As a member of the Firmware Engineering team you will develop and debug embedded firmware in both pre-silicon and post-silicon environments, contribute to the test automation and sanity infrastructure that keeps firmware quality high, and use AI-native and agentic development tools to move faster across multiple SoC programs.

THE PERSON:

To be successful in this role you will have a strong firmware development background and solid technical depth, complemented by problem-solving skills, organization and clear communication. You are a self-starter who enjoys chasing a hard bug down through the stack to silicon. Hardware experience and knowledge is a strong asset in this deeply embedded application.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design, develop, debug, verify and validate embedded firmware for CPU and GPU subsystems.

• Develop low-level firmware for embedded systems in an RTOS environment.

• Work closely with multi-functional teams such as architecture, design, verification, power management, BIOS and driver teams on delivery of integrated firmware solutions.

• Engage in pre-silicon validation such as co-simulation with IP and SoC emulation; support post-silicon enablement, platform bring-up and production cycle efforts.

• Write and maintain automated test cases and sanity/regression suites, and keep CI/CD coverage healthy.

• Use AI coding agents and AI-assisted test-case generation to accelerate development and debug.

• Participate in design and code reviews and uphold firmware development best practices.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Strong in C; proficient in Python and familiar with C++.

• Experience with microcontrollers, embedded systems, and device driver or firmware development.

• Experience with Real-Time Operating Systems and board support packages.

• Proficiency with firmware lab debug, triage and implementation of bug fixes during silicon bring-up.

• Understanding of hardware and software system integration and low-level hardware/firmware interfaces.

• Experience with firmware integration testing and debug in pre and post silicon.

• Hands-on with test automation frameworks, test-case generation, CI/CD (GitHub Actions or similar) and sanity infrastructure.

• Working familiarity with AI-native and agentic development tools for coding, test generation and triage.

• Well versed in software engineering practices and source control (Git); comfortable in a Linux build environment.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to work independently under tight deadlines.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Engineering Science or Computer Science; Master's preferred.

LOCATION:

Santa Clara, CA

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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