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ADVANCE THE WORLD.\nAt AMD, we believe technology has the power to solve the world’s most important challenges. From advancing healthcare and scientific discovery to powering AI and the technologies people rely on every day, innovation at AMD is shaping the future.\nWhether you’re designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or bringing leading edge products to market, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger - technology that moves the world forward. Join us and, together, we’ll advance your career.\nTHE ROLE:\nWe are looking for an adaptive, self-motivated APU/DGPU post-silicon power management firmware engineer to join our growing team. As a key contributor, you will leverage strong firmware/embedded development expertise to enable, validate, and debug power management features on silicon.\nIn this role, you will take ownership of power feature enablement and post-silicon issue debug, working closely with multi-functional teams across firmware, hardware, validation, and system/software to drive issues to closure and deliver high-quality power management firmware.\nTHE PERSON:\nYou're a highly motivated team player with strong firmware development background, solid debugging methodology, problem solving capability and excellent communication skills. You can prioritize effectively, work independently, and collaborate across teams to resolve complex post-silicon power/performance firmware issues.\nKEY RESPONSIBILITIES:\nDevelop and maintain power management firmware to support post-silicon bring-up, feature enablement, and production readiness for APU/DGPU platforms.\nLead and execute feature enablement and validation on silicon (e.g., power states, DVFS, limits/throttling, telemetry) and deliver qualified firmware to validation team.\nCollaborate with global hardware, architecture, validation, and software teams to\nBuild and maintain Python-based scripts for feature validation and debug efficiency improvements\nProduce high-quality technical documentation including feature behavior, limitations, debug findings, root-cause summaries, and patch/solution proposals; communicate status and risks effectively\nContribute to a team culture that promotes knowledge sharing, engineering excellence, and continuous improvement\nPREFERRED EXPERIENCE:\nStrong firmware/embedded development experience in C (must-have).\nScripting skills with Python (must-have) for firmware validation and debug. \nProficient with revision control tool (GIT) (must-have).\nStrong English communication skills (written and spoken with global cross-functional teams) (must-have).\nGood balance of hardware, architecture, and software expertise(must-have).\nGreat teammate with excellent collaborative skills(must-have).\nIn-depth knowledge of RTOS.(Plus)\nSolid understanding of power/clock/performance management concepts (DVFS, power states, throttling/limits, telemetry, etc.)(Plus)\nExperience with low-level debugging tools and lab bring-up (register dumps, traces, oscilloscopes/logic analyzer exposure is a plus)\nACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:\nBachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field strongly preferred \nBenefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.\nAMD 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.\nAMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD’s “Responsible AI Policy” is available here.\n\nThis posting is for an existing vacancy.\nTHE ROLE:\nWe are looking for an adaptive, self-motivated APU/DGPU post-silicon power management firmware engineer to join our growing team. As a key contributor, you will leverage strong firmware/embedded development expertise to enable, validate, and debug power management features on silicon.\nIn this role, you will take ownership of power feature enablement and post-silicon issue debug, working closely with multi-functional teams across firmware, hardware, validation, and system/software to drive issues to closure and deliver high-quality power management firmware.\nTHE PERSON:\nYou're a highly motivated team player with strong firmware development background, solid debugging methodology, problem solving capability and excellent communication skills. You can prioritize effectively, work independently, and collaborate across teams to resolve complex post-silicon power/performance firmware issues.\nKEY RESPONSIBILITIES:\nDevelop and maintain power management firmware to support post-silicon bring-up, feature enablement, and production readiness for APU/DGPU platforms.\nLead and execute feature enablement and validation on silicon (e.g., power states, DVFS, limits/throttling, telemetry) and deliver qualified firmware to validation team.\nCollaborate with global hardware, architecture, validation, and software teams to\nBuild and maintain Python-based scripts for feature validation and debug efficiency improvements\nProduce high-quality technical documentation including feature behavior, limitations, debug findings, root-cause summaries, and patch/solution proposals; communicate status and risks effectively\nContribute to a team culture that promotes knowledge sharing, engineering excellence, and continuous improvement\nPREFERRED EXPERIENCE:\nStrong firmware/embedded development experience in C (must-have).\nScripting skills with Python (must-have) for firmware validation and debug. \nProficient with revision control tool (GIT) (must-have).\nStrong English communication skills (written and spoken with global cross-functional teams) (must-have).\nGood balance of hardware, architecture, and software expertise(must-have).\nGreat teammate with excellent collaborative skills(must-have).\nIn-depth knowledge of RTOS.(Plus)\nSolid understanding of power/clock/performance management concepts (DVFS, power states, throttling/limits, telemetry, etc.)(Plus)\nExperience with low-level debugging tools and lab bring-up (register dumps, traces, oscilloscopes/logic analyzer exposure is a plus)\nACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:\nBachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field strongly preferred \nBenefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.\nAMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. 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