Sr. Firmware Engineer

AMD AMD · Semiconductors · San Jose, CA · Engineering

Sr. Firmware Engineer at AMD working on x86 embedded platforms for embedded and commercial applications. The role involves integrating AMD processor automotive products, debugging issues, validating software features, and providing technical guidance to customers and internal teams. Requires strong knowledge in computer technologies, software engineering, and systems architecture.

What you'd actually do

  1. Provide guidance to ODM/OEM customers on effectively integrating AMD processor automotive products and custom designs. Guidance consists of architecture reviews, design-in support, and training customers on product features.
  2. Analyze, debug, & root cause issues found with AMD processor enabled platform, SW stack and work with appropriate development teams to provide a solution.
  3. Validate new SW features before releasing them to customers
  4. Train field sales and support staff in the features and uses of AMD products.
  5. Author technical paper, reference solutions, applications note internally as well as externally for NDA customers or public publications.

Skills

Required

  • C
  • C++
  • Python
  • Linux
  • Android
  • x86 processor architecture
  • embedded systems
  • firmware
  • software drivers
  • OS concepts

Nice to have

  • Automotive Infotainment Applications
  • virtualization technologies
  • hypervisors
  • SoC
  • Platform-HW
  • Platform-SW
  • BIOS/FW
  • Tools

What the JD emphasized

  • customer success
  • customer products
  • customer development