Advanced Micro Devices, Inc

Embedded Firmware Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc • $110K — $130K *
Rochester, NY 14609In-Person
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Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in embedded firmware development.
  • Proficient in C/C++ for resource-constrained environments.
  • Experience with hardware register interfaces and firmware bring-up.
  • Familiarity with embedded toolchains and debugging tools.
  • Knowledge of SystemVerilog for RTL design and verification.
  • Ability to troubleshoot across firmware and hardware boundaries.
  • Experience with post-silicon validation and debugging.

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and maintain embedded firmware in bare-metal C/C++.
  • Own the firmware architecture related to boot, interrupts, and fault handling.
  • Develop firmware/hardware interfaces in collaboration with RTL design.
  • Optimize firmware for memory constraints and real-time performance.
  • Define and execute firmware verification strategies, including unit tests and regression.
  • Debug firmware issues in RTL simulation and emulation environments.
  • Support silicon bring-up and validation processes.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including health and wellness.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company matching.
  • Employee stock purchase plan.
  • Generous time off policies and holidays.
  • Opportunities for professional development and mentorship.
Full Job Description
THE ROLE:

The focus of this role is to develop and verify the embedded firmware in AMD's mixed-signal power management IP, and to contribute to the RTL design and verification of the hardware that firmware controls.

THE PERSON:

You have a passion for low-level embedded software and the hardware it runs on. You are comfortable working at the boundary between firmware and RTL, and you enjoy debugging problems that span both. You are a team player with excellent communication skills, strong analytical and problem-solving ability, and the judgment to get firmware right the first time in a ROM-based design.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Embedded Firmware Development
  • Design, implement, and maintain bare-metal embedded firmware in C/C++ in a mixed-signal power management IC
  • Own firmware architecture for boot and reset sequencing, interrupt handling, communication, fault detection and response
  • Develop and maintain the firmware/hardware interface in partnership with RTL design, including register map and programming model definition
  • Optimize firmware for tight ROM footprint, RAM usage, and real-time response constraints

Firmware Verification & Validation
  • Define and execute firmware verification strategy, including unit testing, firmware/RTL co-simulation, and regression automation
  • Debug firmware running against RTL in simulation and emulation environments, driving failures to root cause across the hardware/software boundary
  • Own firmware code quality and release readiness ahead of ROM freeze, given the limited ability to patch after tape-out
  • Support post-silicon bring-up, debug, and firmware validation on silicon

RTL Design & Verification Support
  • Contribute to SystemVerilog RTL design and verification for blocks across the team as project needs require
  • Partner with the verification team to review test plans and ensure firmware-driven scenarios are covered at block and system level

Collaboration
  • Work across Analog, RTL Design, Systems Engineering, Architecture, and Product Engineering teams
  • Contribute to design and code reviews, and mentor engineers on embedded firmware practice


PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
  • Strong C/C++ programming for resource-constrained, bare-metal embedded targets
  • Experience developing firmware against hardware register interfaces, including bring-up on pre-silicon models and on silicon
  • Proficiency with embedded toolchains, debuggers, and scripting in Python
  • Demonstrated ability to debug across the firmware/hardware boundary
  • Firmware development for ROM-based or non-patchable targets, with the rigor that implies
  • SystemVerilog RTL design and/or verification experience in an ASIC design environment
  • Firmware/RTL co-simulation, emulation, or FPGA prototyping experience
  • Familiarity with control and telemetry interfaces such as I2C, SPI, APB, SVID, or PMBus
  • Post-silicon bring-up and debug experience


ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:
  • Bachelors or masters in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science


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15,500 employees
Market Cap
$100.9 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$2.4 billion
Founded
1969
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+30.9%
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$9.7 billion
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