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AMD · 1 day ago

Firmware Engineer (BIOS)

Austin, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$130K/yr - $195K/yr

AMD is a company focused on building innovative products that enhance next-generation computing experiences. The Firmware Engineer will develop pre-OS BIOS firmware and silicon initialization code, collaborating closely with firmware developers and architects to design and implement firmware for AMD's business units.

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Responsibilities

Developing, porting, debugging, and documenting core firmware support for configuration and enablement of various features, including PCI Express and related functionality, DRAM technologies (DDR4, DDR5), internal graphics, IO virtualization, SOC power management, etc., on AMD Desktop, Mobile, and Enterprise SoCs

Supporting emulation/simulation teams during pre-silicon phase to validate SOC hardware and firmware components

Working closely with hardware validation teams to verify and optimize performance of IP subsystems

Developing custom firmware features for internal and external customers

Engage with technical leads to understand firmware scope and work on implementation to meet schedules and milestones

Work with internal and external teams to ensure highest level of quality and satisfaction throughout firmware lifecycle

Must be well-organized, technically oriented, and a self-starter with a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and coordinate activities with geographically distributed technical teams

Desire to work and succeed on fast-paced and highly dynamic environments

Qualification

Firmware developmentLow-level C programmingComputer architectureUEFI BIOS developmentPCI Express subsystemsDebugging skillsSource control systemsProblem-solving skillsCommunication skillsCollaborative attitude

Required

Passionate about firmware development on bare-metal or close to bare-metal environment

Need strong problem-solving skills, with a collaborative can-do attitude

Strong knowledge of computer architecture and low-level programming in C

Supporting emulation/simulation teams during pre-silicon phase to validate SOC hardware and firmware components

Working closely with hardware validation teams to verify and optimize performance of IP subsystems

Developing custom firmware features for internal and external customers

Engage with technical leads to understand firmware scope and work on implementation to meet schedules and milestones

Work with internal and external teams to ensure highest level of quality and satisfaction throughout firmware lifecycle

Must be well-organized, technically oriented, and a self-starter with a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and coordinate activities with geographically distributed technical teams

Desire to work and succeed on fast-paced and highly dynamic environments

Bachelor's or Master's degree (preferred) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering

Preferred

Development and support of multi-root PCI Express subsystems for Enterprise systems, including extensions such as Universal Backplane Management, Compute Express Link, hot-plug, etc

Strong background in computer architecture with familiarity in memory interleaving, system memory maps and NUMA domain concepts

UEFI BIOS development experience with familiarity on at least one BIOS code base (AMI, Insyde or Phoenix BIOS)

Familiarity with memory industry standards and technologies such as JEDEC, SPD Data, I2C/I3C, DDR4/5, LPDDR4/4x/5/5x UDIMM, RDIMM, LRDIMM, 3DS, ECC, Mode Registers, Self-Refresh, etc

Good understanding of firmware development cycle, integration, and verification/validation for pre-si and post-si for SoC designs

Expertise in low-level C programming & debugging for embedded systems

Ability to methodically root-cause complex failure mechanisms at the IP, subsystem and/or system level

Prior experience and/or exposure to testing platforms (Simulation and/or Emulation)

Prior involvement in board, processor, or ASIC bring-up

Experience in hardware/software interfaces and debugging sophisticated issues in CPU and firmware using JTAG, source code debuggers and other tools

Experience with source control systems including git/github

Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills