Firmware Design Engineer: Bring-Up & Validation

Socket.dev; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD in Austin, TX is seeking a dynamic Firmware Design Engineer to join our high-visibility team. You will drive scalable firmware development, test automation, and system bring-up across SoC platforms, collaborating with hardware and software teams to deliver robust, quality-critical silicon products.

The role emphasizes hands-on debugging, RCA, and automated tooling using Python and C/C++. Qualifications include strong scripting, lab instrumentation experience, and a degree in EE/CE/CS.

Qualifications

• Degree in electrical/computer engineering or computer science with relevant coursework in firmware.
• Strong programming/scripting skills in C/C++, Python or similar languages are required.
• Experience with lab equipment such as logic analyzers and oscilloscopes is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Drive firmware development and test automation to increase validation coverage and quality.
• Perform SoC validation, debugging, and root-cause analysis across hardware and firmware.
• Design board/platform bring-up and support hardware/firmware trade-offs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely feature validation.

Skills

C/C++

Perl

Ruby

Python

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or computer science

Tools

JTAG

Logic analyzers

Oscilloscopes

Job description

AMD in Austin, TX is seeking a dynamic Firmware Design Engineer to join our high-visibility team. You will drive scalable firmware development, test automation, and system bring-up across SoC platforms, collaborating with hardware and software teams to deliver robust, quality-critical silicon products.

The role emphasizes hands-on debugging, RCA, and automated tooling using Python and C/C++. Qualifications include strong scripting, lab instrumentation experience, and a degree in EE/CE/CS.