Firmware Engineering Intern/Co-op – Embedded Systems

Advanced Micro Devices; San Jose, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Student-friendly internship program

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) invites motivated interns to join our Firmware Engineering team in a co-op/internship program in California. The role involves hands-on work on firmware for AMD’s discrete and embedded products, including feature implementation, debugging, and validation on reference hardware and emulation environments.

You will participate in design reviews, document your software, and learn AGILE processes while collaborating across teams.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a US-based university in a bachelor’s program in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• Knowledge of low-level BIOS/firmware or system software development is a plus.
• Experience with C/C++ and hardware architectures is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Craft, implement, debug, and validate features on reference hardware and software, pre-silicon emulation, and simulation environments.
• Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and project planning.
• Build clear documentation for all software produced.
• Work on internal and external platforms and learn AGILE methodologies.

Skills

C/C++

Embedded systems

RTOS

Linux development

Debugging

Source control

Verilog/VHDL

Graphics/compute pipelines

Git/Jira/Perforce

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering / Computer Science

Tools

Perforce

JIRA

Git

Job description

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) invites motivated interns to join our Firmware Engineering team in a co-op/internship program in California. The role involves hands-on work on firmware for AMD’s discrete and embedded products, including feature implementation, debugging, and validation on reference hardware and emulation environments.

You will participate in design reviews, document your software, and learn AGILE processes while collaborating across teams.