2026 Masters Firmware Engineering Intern/Co-op jobs in United States
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AMD · 1 day ago

2026 Masters Firmware Engineering Intern/Co-op

positionLongmont, CO
timeInternship
remoteHybrid
seniorityIntern
money$80K/yr - $120K/yr
workcardStart in 2026 Spring

AMD is a company dedicated to building innovative products that enhance next-generation computing experiences. The Firmware Engineering intern/co-op will work on the design, development, and delivery of firmware for AMD’s products, gaining valuable real-world experience and contributing to significant projects.

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Responsibilities

Craft, implement, debug, and validate features on reference hardware and software, pre-silicon emulation and simulation environments supporting AMD products
Actively participate in design reviews, code reviews and project planning
Build and complete clear documentation for all software produced
Work on both internal and external platforms
Learn and apply AGILE methodologies and standard processes for Software Engineering
Engage in x86 firmware development using C
Design, build and implement Embedded Firmware + Bootrom/HW
Debug issues at the boundary of FW and HW
Involve in Waveform level analysis to root cause FW/HW issues

Qualification

Firmware developmentC/C++ programmingEmbedded systemsLow level BIOSLinux developmentSource controlAGILE methodologiesDocumentation skillsTeam collaborationProblem-solving

Required

You are currently enrolled in a US based University in a Masters degree program majoring in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field

Preferred

Low level BIOS, firmware, or system software development
Low level programming language C/C++ and knowledge of hardware architectures
Embedded system, RTOS, and embedded controller structure
Source control, debuggers, compilers and system wide debugging from software to firmware to hardware
Opensource concepts
VHDL/Verilog/FPGA and general hardware design concepts and process
Linux development environments
Architectural understanding and/or experience of graphics/compute pipelines
Perforce, JIRA, Git, or similar tools

Benefits

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Company

AMD

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Advanced Micro Devices is a semiconductor company that designs and develops graphics units, processors, and media solutions.
dateFounded in 1969
location
Santa Clara, California, USA
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
http://www.amd.com

H1B Sponsorship

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2023 (551)
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2021 (519)
2020 (547)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
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Key Investors
OpenAIDaniel Loeb
2025-10-06Post Ipo Equity
2023-03-02Post Ipo Equity
2021-06-29Post Ipo Equity

Leadership Team

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Lisa Su
Chair & CEO
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Mark Papermaster
CTO and EVP
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