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Silicon Firmware Engineer

Austin, TexasFull-time2026-10-23 → 2026-11-10
No visa sponsorship

Core

Design, develop, integrate, and debug low-level firmware for power management and platform control across AMD System-on-Chips (SoCs), spanning pre-silicon development through silicon bring-up and production.

Role type

Senior IC firmware engineer (SoC power management)

Builds

Robust platform firmware and power management features for AMD SoCs

Domain

Semiconductor hardware / Embedded systems

Required skills

C, C++, low-level firmware development, SoC power management, boot/reset/initialization, SoC architecture, hardware firmware interfaces, debugging, root cause analysis

Preferred skills

Pre-silicon development, post-silicon bring-up, AI-assisted development tools, technical leadership, mentoring

Technologies

C, C++, SoC

Responsibilities

Design, develop, integrate, and debug platform management and power management firmware for AMD SoCs; Lead firmware feature development from pre-silicon through silicon bring-up, validation, and production; Debug complex firmware and hardware interactions and drive issues through root cause and resolution; Collaborate with architecture, silicon, BIOS, validation, and power teams to define and deliver platform features; Provide technical leadership, design and code reviews, and mentorship to other firmware engineers

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with technical leadership