Firmware Architect

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THE ROLE: 

We are looking for an Senior Member of Technical Staff  Architect Engineer with an obsession for firmware. As part of the role, the SMTS architect engineer will work closely with other firmware engineers, developers and architects across various IPs in leading the designs and implementing firmware that spans pre-silicon and post-silicon for all AMD SoCs.  

THE PERSON: 

You are passionate about firmware development with creative and effective problem-solving skills, a motivated, self-starter who can work both independently and collaboratively in fast paced environments. You have excellent technical communication, interpersonal and leadership skills. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Engage with external and internal customers, development teams and various architects to lead system feature requirement analysis, feature definition, firmware responsibility partition and cross component interface design, provide design documents and guidance
• Lead Engineer responsible for designing, developing, debugging, verifying and/or validating firmware, software and/or hardware 
• Lead day-to-day firmware development work 
• Provide consultation to internal and external customers regarding AMD features and programming requirements 

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: 

• Multiple prior years of related firmware experience combined with technical education within the semiconductor industry  
• Expert level experience producing quality firmware 
• Expert in at least 2 or more domains (security, power management, memory management, device management, bootflow)
• Expert in firmware development such as UEFI, RTOS, baremetal
• Familar with ACPI and device tree

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS: 

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (preferred) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent 

Location:  Austin, TX

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At AMD, your base pay is one part of your total rewards package.  Your base pay will depend on where your skills, qualifications, experience, and location fit into the hiring range for the position. You may be eligible for incentives based upon your role such as either an annual bonus or sales incentive. Many AMD employees have the opportunity to own shares of AMD stock, as well as a discount when purchasing AMD stock if voluntarily participating in AMD’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also be eligible for competitive benefits described in more detail here.

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