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PRE-SILICON FIRMWARE ENGINEER 
 
THE ROLE: 
We are looking for an experienced firmware engineer for pre-silicon FW development on new IP sub-systems. Projects focus around PCIe and related technologies for I/O virtualization, shared virtual memory, I/O security, storage, management & accelerators. As part of the role, the candidate will work closely with other firmware engineers, developers, and architects across various IPs.
 
THE PERSON: 
You are passionate about high quality firmware development with creative and effective problem-solving skills, a motivated, self-starter who can work both independently and collaboratively in fast paced environments. You have excellent technical communication, interpersonal and leadership skills. 
 
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Participate in the architecture, development and verification of IP sub-systems that contain a mix of HW and FW components.
• Architect, prototype & develop embedded firmware on pre-silicon emulation platforms.
• Performance and system-level analysis, optimization, HW bring-up and debug.
• Implementing protocols to design specification.

 
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Multiple prior years of related firmware experience combined with technical education within the semiconductor industry.
• Experience with microcontrollers and embedded C/assembly programming.
• Familiarity with multi-core firmware design and techniques.
• Familiarity with RISC-V CPUs.
• Experience with pre-silicon FW development environments including emulation and enterprise prototyping platforms such as Cadence Palladium/Protium & Synopsis ZeBu.
• Familiarity with PCIe, CXL, UCIe and other I/O & memory related protocols.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (preferred) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent

Location: 

• Vancouver, B.C. preferred.
• Markham, Ontario is an option. 

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Benefits offered are described:  AMD benefits at a glance.

AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.   We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

Benefits offered are described:  AMD benefits at a glance.

AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.   We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

PRE-SILICON FIRMWARE ENGINEER 
 
THE ROLE: 
We are looking for an experienced firmware engineer for pre-silicon FW development on new IP sub-systems. Projects focus around PCIe and related technologies for I/O virtualization, shared virtual memory, I/O security, storage, management & accelerators. As part of the role, the candidate will work closely with other firmware engineers, developers, and architects across various IPs.
 
THE PERSON: 
You are passionate about high quality firmware development with creative and effective problem-solving skills, a motivated, self-starter who can work both independently and collaboratively in fast paced environments. You have excellent technical communication, interpersonal and leadership skills. 
 
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Participate in the architecture, development and verification of IP sub-systems that contain a mix of HW and FW components.
• Architect, prototype & develop embedded firmware on pre-silicon emulation platforms.
• Performance and system-level analysis, optimization, HW bring-up and debug.
• Implementing protocols to design specification.

 
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Multiple prior years of related firmware experience combined with technical education within the semiconductor industry.
• Experience with microcontrollers and embedded C/assembly programming.
• Familiarity with multi-core firmware design and techniques.
• Familiarity with RISC-V CPUs.
• Experience with pre-silicon FW development environments including emulation and enterprise prototyping platforms such as Cadence Palladium/Protium & Synopsis ZeBu.
• Familiarity with PCIe, CXL, UCIe and other I/O & memory related protocols.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (preferred) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent

Location: 

• Vancouver, B.C. preferred.
• Markham, Ontario is an option. 

#LI-MR1