THE ROLE:

The right engineer will drive the success of power IP (Intellectual Property) and features in AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) products through leadership & coordination, resolution of technical dependencies, and achievement of schedule commits. This is a high-visibility and widely multi-functional role, spanning pre-silicon architecture to post-silicon implementation & product delivery.  

THE PERSON:

Your curiosity will drive your learning and innovation to improve how we as a group, and an organization, can get better every day. Your peers will provide you a results-oriented and encouraging environment for your career growth, fueling your opportunity to be a part of Delighting Our Customers.  

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Power Management Firmware Engineer will play key role in ensuring AMD Embedded firmware (Power and Performance Management) addresses critical Embedded market segment (Networking, Storage, Automotive, Thin client) requirements performing the below:

Contribute toqards AMD Embedded firmware development for PMFW, DXIO
Collaborate with core firmware teams and ensuring Embedded requirements are addressed
Coordinate debug of issues and drive them to closure.
Work with Platform Firmware Organization (PFO) in conjunction with Embedded segment architects to meet product requirements
Review key firmware requirement / enhancement inputs pertaining to focused Embedded markets
Provide custom firmware design support for tier-1 customers by with identifying solution and providing design documents
Design, develop, test, review features / releases pertaining to PMFW, DXIO firmware
Provide low level design documents and user guides
Pull together meetings, set up clear agendas and follow up on action items
Assist customer support team in addressing any firmware related queries
Proactively drive continuous improvement for post-silicon power and performance activities
Must be a self-starter, and able to independently drive tasks to completion

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

9-15 years experience in hands on firmware development.
Strong with C language programming
Good understanding and experience with BIOS, power management and PCIe
Strong knowledge of ACPI , UEFI BIOS, AGESA knowledge is a big plus
Good knowledge SoC power management – CPU/Device power states, hot-plug etc
Firmware development & release process understanding
Prior experience working with firmware design & development
OS/Drivers/Software stack understanding is a plus
Product development or systems engineering background with hardware platforms and their software & firmware ecosystems
Excellent verbal communication and written, presentation skills
Excellent interpersonal, organizational, analytical, planning, and technical leadership skills
Proven record of accomplishment in delivering large multi-functional product solutions
Experience working in a fast-paced matrixed technical organization and multi-site environment

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering or equivalent

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