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AMD

Designs chips for computers and AI systems

Undergrad Firmware Engineer Intern Co-op

Year-roundDeadline 8/20/27
No salary listed
Internship
Bachelor's
Secaucus, NJ, USA+6 moreMore locations: Rochester, NY, USA | Austin, TX, USA | Longmont, CO, USA | Fishkill, NY, USA | Fort Collins, CO, USA | Boxborough, MA, USA
HybridHybrid or onsite work structure required throughout the term.
Software EngineeringEmbedded Engineering
No H1B Sponsorship

About the job

Requirements
  • Currently enrolled in a United States-based university in a Bachelor's program majoring in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
  • Knowledge or experience in low-level BIOS, firmware, or system software development is encouraged.
  • Knowledge of C/C++ and hardware architectures is encouraged.
  • Knowledge of embedded systems, real-time operating systems, and embedded controller structure is encouraged.
  • Knowledge of source control, debuggers, compilers, and system-wide debugging from software to firmware to hardware is encouraged.
  • Knowledge of open-source concepts is encouraged.
  • Knowledge of VHDL, Verilog, FPGA, and general hardware design concepts and processes is encouraged.
  • Knowledge of Linux development environments is encouraged.
  • Architectural understanding or experience of graphics/compute pipelines is encouraged.
  • Experience with Perforce, JIRA, Git, or similar tools is encouraged.
Responsibilities
  • Craft, implement, debug, and validate features on reference hardware and software, and in pre-silicon emulation and simulation environments supporting AMD products.
  • Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and project planning.
  • Build and complete clear documentation for all software produced.
  • Work on internal and external platforms as assigned.
  • Learn and apply Agile methodologies and standard processes for software engineering.
  • Engage in x86 firmware development using C.
  • Design, build, and implement embedded firmware, BootROM, and hardware.
  • Debug issues at the firmware/hardware boundary and perform waveform-level analysis to identify root causes.

About the company

AMD designs processors, graphics chips and AI accelerators for computer makers, cloud operators and businesses that build electronic devices. Its Ryzen processors power personal computers, while EPYC processors handle work in data centers and Radeon chips render graphics. Instinct accelerators run AI models, paired with software that developers use to train models and put them into production. AMD sells chips and related computing systems through equipment makers, distributors and retail channels, and contracts with outside foundries to fabricate its semiconductor designs. It was founded in 1969 and has its headquarters in Santa Clara, California.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Santa Clara, California

Founded

1969

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What believers are saying

  • Data centers drive growth: AMD's revenue rose 50% to $11.5 billion in the June 2026 quarter.
  • US learning support is conditional: AMD reimburses up to $5,250 yearly for education, subject to manager approval and funding.
  • Planned demand has an anchor: AMD's July 2026 Anthropic deal targets up to two gigawatts of computing from 2027.

What critics are saying

  • Advanced chip supply relies on one foundry: TSMC makes all AMD processor and graphics wafers at 7nm or smaller.
  • Gaming is shrinking despite AI growth: AMD's gaming revenue fell 31% to $779 million in the June 2026 quarter.
  • Lab work limits location flexibility: AMD lists its Santa Clara optical-interconnect integration engineer role as on-site.

What makes AMD unique

  • Two console families use its designs: AMD designs custom processors for Sony's PlayStation 5 and Microsoft's Xbox Series.
  • Developers inspect its GPU software: AMD's ROCm stack is open source, while Nvidia's CUDA platform remains proprietary.
  • Chip circuitry stays adjustable: AMD sells adaptive processors whose hardware configuration changes after manufacture, without replacing the chip.

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Growth & Insights and Company News

6 month growth

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1 year growth

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2 year growth

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Yahoo Finance
Oct 26th, 2026
AMD pivots from MI300X chips to Helios AI racks as data center revenue hits $6.7B

AMD has shifted its pitch from a single chip to a full AI rack. On its August 4, 2026 call, management promoted Helios, a rackscale platform combining EPYC Venice CPUs and MI450 series GPUs. In late 2024, it highlighted the MI300X chip. Anthropic will deploy up to 2 gigawatts of MI450 series GPUs in Helios, with the first gigawatt starting in the first half of 2027. Management said revenue per gigawatt is in the double-digit billions. Data center revenue rose 107% year on year to $6.7 billion in fiscal Q2 2026. The segment brought in $16.6 billion in fiscal 2025, or 48.0% of revenue. Helios has no reported sales yet. Initial shipments were due later in the third quarter, and AMD reports in November 2026.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 23rd, 2026
AMD shares fall 8% on Lam Research supply warning; model sees $2,330 by 2030

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) fell 8.10% to $507.93 on October 22, after chip equipment maker Lam Research said supply constraints held back its guidance. AMD fell harder than the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (down 6.72%) and NVIDIA (down 4.40%). The drop came entirely from a lower earnings multiple, according to TIKR. AMD's forward price-to-earnings ratio fell from about 55 to about 46, while earnings estimates held near $11 a share. TIKR's mid-case model values the stock at about $2,330 by December 31, 2030, a 359% return. The main risk is delayed rack shipments. AMD reports third-quarter results on November 3.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 22nd, 2026
AMD stock may stall until 2028 at 136 times earnings as growth is already priced in

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) shares may stall through 2028, according to one analyst view, because the stock has already priced in years of growth. AMD's data center revenue rose 107% year over year in the second quarter, a sign its chips are gaining ground against Nvidia, the industry standard. Still, AMD trades at 136 times trailing earnings, down from over 160 a few days ago. It trades at 33.5 times next year's earnings, against 27 for Nvidia. The author argues the stock needs about a year of flat performance so business results can catch up with its price. He suggests holders with big gains consider selling, and that new buyers wait.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 22nd, 2026
AMD's data centre revenue doubles to $6.7B as Lisa Su eyes another doubling in 2027

AMD's second-quarter revenue rose 50.1% year over year to $11.54 billion, with Data Center revenue more than doubling to $6.718 billion. Data Center now accounts for 58% of sales, and the company guided third-quarter revenue to roughly $13 billion. Chief executive officer Lisa Su expects Data Center revenue to more than double again in 2027. The company now ships EPYC server processors and Instinct AI chips together in a full rack called Helios. OpenAI, Meta Platforms, and Anthropic have planned deployments of up to 6, 6, and 2 gigawatts respectively. Non-GAAP operating margin rose to 27% from 12%. Free cash flow for 2025 was $5.519 billion. At $902.3 billion, AMD's market value is about one-sixth of NVIDIA's $5.36 trillion. Its price-to-earnings ratio is 208, which leaves little room for error.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 19th, 2026
Nvidia spends $7.05B on R&D versus AMD's $2.53B, but a 20% rise hits AMD's profit far harder

Nvidia can absorb a bigger research budget far more easily than AMD, a comparison of their latest quarters shows. Nvidia spent $7.05 billion on research and development in its quarter ended July 26; AMD spent $2.53 billion in its quarter ended June 27. Research took 7.3% of Nvidia's $96.22 billion revenue, against 21.9% of AMD's $11.54 billion. A 20% rise in research spending, with all else fixed, would cost Nvidia $1.41 billion and cut its $63.73 billion operating income by 2.2%. For AMD, the $506 million cost would cut its $1.99 billion operating income by 25.4%. AMD could gain more operating leverage if adoption of its chips grows without equally fast expense growth.