7 days ago
George Town, MalaysiaEntry Level
Responsibilities
- Develop, integrate, and validate boot firmware components for Intel client and edge computing platforms.
- Participate in firmware architecture discussions, feature design reviews, and requirements definition.
- Design and execute unit tests, integration tests, and platform validation activities.
- Investigate and root-cause hardware, firmware, and system-level issues using debugging tools and methodologies.
- Develop automation scripts and engineering tools to improve development efficiency, test coverage, and product quality.
- Collaborate with silicon architects, hardware designers, software engineers, validation teams, and platform integrators.
- Apply Generative AI, Agentic AI, autonomous agents, workflow automation, and LLMs to firmware engineering and productivity.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, computer science, embedded systems, mechatronics, robotics, or a related engineering discipline.
- Strong programming skills in one or more of C, C++, or Python.
- Understanding of computer architecture, embedded systems, operating systems, and software development fundamentals.
- Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving abilities, along with effective communication and teamwork skills.
- Preferred experience includes Arduino, ESP32, STM32, RP2040, PIC, MSP430, Raspberry Pi, Jetson Orin Nano, BeagleBone, embedded Linux, RTOS, device drivers, or bare-metal firmware.
- Preferred experience includes machine learning or AI projects using TensorFlow, PyTorch, OpenVINO, or ONNX, as well as edge AI, computer vision, robotics, or autonomous systems.
- Preferred experience includes GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude, ChatGPT, AI agents, autonomous workflows, RAG systems, multi-agent applications, LLM integrations, or AI-powered automation pipelines.
- An active GitHub portfolio, hackathon or open-source participation, maker experience, and the ability to develop working prototypes are additional differentiators.
Benefits
- Intel contract employee position located in Penang, Malaysia.
- Shift 1 schedule.
- Eligible for Intel’s hybrid work model, splitting time between the assigned Intel site and off-site work.
About Intel
Intel is a public semiconductor company that designs and manufactures CPUs and other silicon for PCs, servers, networking, edge, and embedded systems, and also offers foundry services plus AI and graphics accelerators. Founded in 1968 and headquartered in Santa Clara, it sells primarily to OEMs, cloud providers, and device makers worldwide. Its portfolio includes x86 processors (Core and Xeon), Ethernet and chipset products, and the Mobileye autonomous driving platform.