AMD

Firmware Engineer - Power Management

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2 months ago
Pudong, ChinaMid Level

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain power management firmware for APU/DGPU post-silicon bring-up, feature enablement, and production readiness.
  • Lead and execute silicon feature enablement and validation for power states, DVFS, throttling limits, and telemetry.
  • Debug post-silicon power and performance firmware issues with hardware, architecture, validation, and software teams.
  • Build and maintain Python scripts to improve firmware validation and debugging efficiency.
  • Produce technical documentation covering feature behavior, limitations, debugging findings, root causes, and patch or solution proposals.
  • Communicate status and risks effectively while contributing to knowledge sharing and engineering excellence.

Requirements

  • Strong firmware or embedded development experience in C is required.
  • Python scripting skills for firmware validation and debugging are required.
  • Proficiency with Git is required.
  • Strong written and spoken English communication skills are required for global cross-functional collaboration.
  • Good balance of hardware, architecture, and software expertise is required.
  • In-depth knowledge of RTOS is a plus.
  • Understanding of power and clock/performance management concepts, including DVFS, power states, throttling, limits, and telemetry, is a plus.
  • Experience with low-level debugging tools and laboratory bring-up, including register dumps, traces, oscilloscopes, or logic analyzers, is a plus.
  • A bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or a related field is strongly preferred.

Benefits

  • AMD benefits are offered, with details provided through AMD benefits at a glance.
  • The posting is for an existing vacancy.

Tech Stack

CC++GitLinuxMicrosoft SQL ServerPerlPostgreSQLPythonRubySubversion

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AMD

About AMD

10,000+ employees

AMD designs and sells CPUs, GPUs, and adaptive/embedded computing products for PCs, data centers, gaming, and edge devices. Its portfolio includes Ryzen and EPYC processors, Radeon and Instinct graphics, and adaptive SoCs from its Xilinx acquisition, sold to OEMs, cloud providers, and device makers. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Santa Clara, it is a public company on NASDAQ and supplies semi-custom chips for major game consoles.

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