Senior Firmware Verification Engineer

Job Description WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiencesfrom AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you'll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world's most important challengesstriving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond. Together, we advance your career. Firmware Verification Engineer About The Job WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiencesfrom AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you'll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world's most important challengesstriving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond. Together, we advance your career. The Role An RTL Design Hardware (HW) and Firmware (FW) Co-Verification Engineer role in our Security IP (SECIP) development team, where a large number of individual embedded micro-processor (MP) subsystems and associated hardware accelerators vital to improve subsystems performance and functionality are designed and verified. These subsystem IPs provide high performance functions to System on Chip (SoC) products across all AMD business units such as client computers, servers, discrete graphics, and gaming. Our HW/FW co-verification engineers will work on subsystem level integration and feature based HW/FW co-verification for a variety of embedded MP subsystems. Your expertise will impact security policy management, cryptography, data compression, high throughput DMA, power management, and many other subsystem applications. The Person A talented hardware/firmware co-design/verification engineer with strong records of technical ownership and execution to drive MP subsystem HW/FW co-verification assignments to completion. A forward-thinking engineer who tends to optimize/improve the workflow, anticipate/analyze/resolve technical issues, enjoy a competitive pace while empowering and mentoring team members. A strong written and verbal communicator with strong problem solving and attention to detail skills along with professional interpersonal communication capability. Key Responsibilities - Leverage IP and MP subsystems hardware verification architecture, testbenches, test methodology and infrastructure, develop the feature and/or use case based firmware and firmware tests on embedded MP subsystems and perform the HW/FW co-verification tasks - Develop and implement hardware feature and/or use case test strategies and test plans through firmware and firmware test development using C/C++ and C-DPI based directed test methodology - Develop firmware, firmware drivers, and firmware tests for embedded microprocessors subsystems - Collaborate with RTL design and verification teams during firmware development and debugging - Provide debugging support and issue resolution to SoC Integration and SoC verification teams - Participate in MP subsystem specification, influence IP micro-architecture feature definition if as advanced level team members - Drive continuous improvement in firmware development and test processes and methodologies if as advanced level team members - Provide project execution leadership in term of technical assignment ownership, technical mentorship, task planning through divide and conquer, task progress reporting and forecasting if as advanced level team members Preferred Experience - Excellent in C, C++ and object-oriented programming and scripting skills - Strong firmware and/or driver coding ability - Proven understanding of embedded microprocessor and subsystem architectures - Excellent understanding of standard bus/interface protocols (i.e. AXI, AHB, AMBA) - Prior pre-silicon RTL design verification experience Academic Credentials - Bachelor's Degree or master's degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science, or possibly a related field - Master's Degree preferred. 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.