Advanced Micro Devices, Inc

Firmware Architect

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc • $130K — $180K *
Austin, TX 78745In-Person
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.
  • Deep understanding of embedded firmware technologies and memory management.
  • Strong debug and problem-solving capabilities in pre-silicon and post-silicon contexts.
  • Experience in architecting firmware across multiple integrated circuits and domains.
  • Solid foundation in programming and software architecture with proven design experience.
  • Skilled in performance and timing analysis of firmware-driven hardware sequences.
  • Excellent communication and technical presentation abilities.

Responsibilities

  • Architect end-to-end firmware solutions for critical silicon flows, including power management, boot sequences, and security lifecycle management.
  • Define firmware architecture, interfaces, and boundaries for scalable implementations.
  • Collaborate with architects to translate hardware capabilities into firmware behavior and state machines.
  • Work with engineering teams to define requirements and optimization strategies for low-level control flows.
  • Lead integration of firmware components across cross-IP systems to ensure robustness and performance.
  • Drive silicon feature enablement from pre-silicon validation through to production.
  • Partner with security and software teams to uphold compliance with security standards.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness plans
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
Full Job Description
THE ROLE:

As a Firmware Architect in the AMD Strategic Silicon Solutions group, you are responsible for defining and driving the architecture of complex, end-to-end firmware systems across AMD's custom silicon programs. You will shape foundational firmware layers, orchestrate cross-domain flows such as power management, boot and bring-up, security lifecycle management, and silicon feature enablement across diverse product types. You will collaborate closely with silicon architects, hardware designers, platform engineers, and customer engineering teams to build robust, scalable, and secure firmware solutions optimized for AMD and its most important partners.

THE PERSON:

You are a hands-on, detail-oriented embedded technologist who understands the intricacies of low-level firmware, hardware interactions, and system initialization flows. You excel at decomposing highly complex silicon behaviors into clear architectural interfaces and executable firmware components. You are experienced in leading architectural development for firmware subsystems, navigating ambiguity, and enabling smooth productization from early silicon to production-ready deployments. You are passionate about low-level engineering and thrive in environments where firmware plays a central role in system correctness, performance, security, and feature enablement.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Architect end-to-end firmware solutions for critical silicon flows including:
    • Power management and power-state coordination
    • Boot, reset, and silicon bring-up sequences
    • Security lifecycle flows (secure boot, attestation, key management, firmware authentication)
    • System management flows across multiple IP blocks
  • Define firmware architecture, interfaces, and component boundaries to enable scalable, maintainable implementations.
  • Collaborate with silicon, hardware, and system architects to translate hardware capabilities and requirements into firmware behavior, algorithms, and state machines.
  • Work with internal and customer engineering teams to define requirements, constraints, and optimization strategies for low-level control flows.
  • Lead the integration of firmware components across cross-IP systems ensuring correctness, performance, and robustness.
  • Drive silicon feature enablement from pre-silicon validation through post-silicon bring-up and final productization.
  • Partner with security, hardware, and software teams to ensure compliance with security requirements and industry best practices.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Deep familiarity with embedded firmware technologies including memory management concepts, low-level initialization, secure boot flows, and hardware-firmware interface design.
  • Strong debug and problem-solving skills across pre-silicon and post-silicon environments.
  • Experience architecting or designing firmware spanning multiple IP domains (power management controllers, security engines, system controllers, etc.).
  • Solid programming and software architecture foundation with a proven track record of designing or reviewing complex firmware or cross-IP system flows.
  • Experience with performance/timing analysis of firmware-driven hardware sequences.
  • Excellent documentation, communication, and technical presentation skills.
  • Ability to rapidly absorb new technologies and hardware/firmware paradigms.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree (preferred) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent

This role is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

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Learn more about Advanced Micro Devices, Inc
Size
15,500 employees
Market Cap
$100.9 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$2.4 billion
Founded
1969
5 Year Trend
+30.9%
Revenue
$9.7 billion
NASDAQ
AMD
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