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Advanced Microdevices Pvt. Ltd. (India) · 2 weeks ago

System Firmware Test Development Engineer

Austin, TX

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc is a company focused on building innovative products that enhance computing experiences. They are seeking a System Firmware Test Development Engineer to collaborate with firmware architects and validation teams to develop test strategies and ensure high-quality firmware delivery.

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Responsibilities

Partner with firmware architects and domain validation engineers to understand new and evolving firmware features

Define and implement platform-level end-to-end test flows to validate firmware functionality across boot and runtime

Develop detailed regression test cases and test procedures aligned with automation requirements and continuous integration practices

Ensure test designs are automation-friendly and compatible with existing or new test frameworks

Conduct test execution, debug issues, and collaborate with firmware developers to drive defect resolution

Contribute to test strategy and coverage analysis, focusing on system-level feature interactions and cross-domain dependencies

Participate in test infrastructure enhancements, improving test coverage, efficiency, and reporting

80% focus will be on test content creation and 20% on test execution

Qualification

Firmware developmentTest automationC/C++ programmingDebugging skillsPython scriptingEmbedded firmwareComputer architecturePlatform securityCuriosityCollaboration

Required

Collaborative and motivated System Firmware Test Development Engineer

Ability to collaborate closely with firmware architects and domain-specific validation teams

Define end-to-end test strategies and develop comprehensive regression test cases

Ensure high-quality firmware delivery through systematic, automated, and scalable validation frameworks

Conduct test execution, debug issues, and collaborate with firmware developers to drive defect resolution

Contribute to test strategy and coverage analysis, focusing on system-level feature interactions and cross-domain dependencies

Participate in test infrastructure enhancements, improving test coverage, efficiency, and reporting

80% focus will be on test content creation and 20% on test execution

Preferred

Minimum 8 years of relevant work experience (firmware or software development or validation)

Knowledge of pre-and post-silicon firmware / system test environments

Debugging skills at SoC (System on a Chip) and System level

Experience with Computer Architecture concepts and Enterprise class server platform features

Prior experience working on embedded firmware

Ability to program in C, C++, and scripting languages (Python, Perl, etc.)

Experience or knowledge in one or more of the following areas with focus on system / firmware development or testability is highly desirable: Bios Concepts (ACPI, SMBios tables), RAS (Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability) features and validation, Memory subsystem validation (DDR, persistent memory, error injection, etc.), Power management and telemetry, Platform security features (TPM, SPDM, Secure boot, ROT based attestation etc.), Virtualization and firmware enablement (ACPI, SR-IOV, etc.), High-speed I/O validation (PCIe, CXL), Sideband protocols: MCTP, SPDM, PLDM, RDE, etc