AMD

1 week ago

System Firmware Technical Engineer (1 yr contract)

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Job Summary

Participate in end-to-end firmware architecture for AMD’s Discrete GPU Platform Firmware Operations group, helping enable platform-centric features across embedded firmware and graphics/multimedia drivers. Serve as the firmware representative and point of contact for SOC programs, coordinate debug of critical firmware issues, and lead technical discussions across firmware groups and customer engineering engagements. Review requests for new requirements post program-plan exit phase.

Location: Markham

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Temporary · Permanent

Job Function: Hardware, Embedded & Systems Engineering

Key Responsibilities

•Participate in end-to-end firmware architecture lifecycle activities for the Discrete GPU Platform Firmware Operations group.
•Drive enablement of platform-centric features across AMD products with a focus on embedded firmware and graphics/multimedia drivers.
•Serve as the firmware representative for the SOC program in cross-organizational meetings and act as the firmware point of contact within firmware groups.
•Coordinate debug of critical-severity firmware defects/issues and resolve technical problems across engineering teams.
•Engage with Kicker SKUs and Customer Engineering teams, and review requests to add new requirements after program plan exit phase.

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer/Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.
•Demonstrated experience across software, firmware, and hardware development lifecycles from architecture and design through validation and product delivery.
•Strong technical leadership and architectural expertise in software, firmware, System-on-Chip (SoC), and Intellectual Property (IP) design.
•Deep understanding of embedded systems, platform architecture, and complex system integration.
•Experience defining and implementing secure platform architectures with a focus on reliability, scalability, and performance.

Experience:Embedded systemsFirmwareHardware developmentGraphicsMultimediaSoCPlatform architectureCross-functional initiatives

Education:Bachelor's in Computer/Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline

Skills:Technical leadershipCross-functional collaborationIssue resolutionArchitectural expertiseTechnical influence

Tech Stack:Embedded firmwareGraphics driversMultimedia driversSystem-on-Chip (SoC)Intellectual Property (IP)Power managementMemory architectureSR-IOVVirtualization technologiesSecure platform architecturesLow-level hardware interfacesCommunication protocolsFirmware-hardware interactions

Company Brief

AMD

Designs and produces semiconductor products including CPUs, GPUs, and adaptive SoCs for consumer, enterprise, and embedded markets, competing across PCs, data centers, and gaming industries.

Industry: Electronics Manufacturing

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Santa Clara, United States

Founded: 1969

Glassdoor: 3.9

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