Lead Systems Design Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

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Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Systems Design Engineer to lead firmware development for datacenter GPU platform systems. You’ll collaborate with firmware engineers, developers, and customer teams to architect, implement, and validate firmware across complex server platforms.

The role emphasizes system-level thinking, strong programming skills in C/C++, and hands-on lab/bench work. Open collaboration and leadership are essential in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field.
• Significant firmware development experience and system-level debugging.
• Strong communication and leadership skills to coordinate multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead firmware design, development, debugging, verification and validation efforts.
• Provide consultation on AMD features and programming requirements to internal/external customers.
• Collaborate with tools and validation teams to emulate customer systems and define validation plans.
• Lead multi-disciplinary debug efforts and drive end-to-end management features (BMC, Redfish, OCP).

Skills

Firmware development

System-level debugging

Leadership

Technical communication

C programming

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

C/C++

Python

Linux

Windows OS

Git

Perforce

OpenBMC

Redfish

Job description

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD.

At AMD, we believetechnology has the power to solve the world’s most important challenges. From advancing healthcare and scientific discovery to powering AI and the technologies people rely on every day, innovation at AMDis shapingthefuture.

Whetheryou’redesigning next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, orbringing leading edge products to market, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger— technologythat moves the world forward.Join us and, together, we’ll advance your career.

THE ROLE:

We are looking for a dynamic, energetic Sr. Systems Design Engineer with a passion for platform/system firmware. As part of the role, the lead will work closely with other firmware engineers, developers, architects and customer engineering teams in leading the development and implementation of firmware for AMD's Datacenter GPU Products.

THE PERSON:

As a firmware lead, you are passionate about firmware development and quality with an ability to solve problems at a system level. You are self-motivated and thrives in a collaborative and fast paced environment. You have excellent technical communication, interpersonal and leadership skills.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead Engineer responsible for designing, developing, debugging, verifying and/or validating firmware, software and/or hardware
• Provide consultation to internal and external customers regarding AMD features and programming requirements
• Collaborate with tools and validation team to implement actual or emulation of end customer systems
• Define system & platform level validation test plans
• Leading multi-disciplinary debug efforts
• Some examples of feature design & implementation that meets our customer needs:
• End to end Out Of Band Management, including Management Controllers, FPGAs and uCs
• Redfish
• OCP compliant and customer feature aligned secure solutions

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Experience with OpenBMC and/or SMC
• Experience with Out Of Band server management (BMC, Redfish, I2C, I3C, USB)
• Proficiency with server systems, scripting (Linux and Windows OS, Hypervisors, scripting, python, c/c++)
• Hands-on lab experience (protocol analyzer, oscilloscope)
• Excellent communication skills: verbal, written and interpersonal
• Proven foundation in C programming
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Experience with computer architecture
• Experience with source control systems such as git or perforce
• Industry experience developing firmware, software or device drivers

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelors or Master's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering field.

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