Lead Systems Design Engineer

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THE ROLE:

We are looking for a dynamic, energetic Sr. Systems Design Engineer with a passion for platform/system firmware. As part of the role, the lead will work closely with other firmware engineers, developers, architects and customer engineering teams in leading the development and implementation of firmware for AMD's Datacenter GPU Products.

THE PERSON:

As a firmware lead, you are passionate about firmware development and quality with an ability to solve problems at a system level. You are self-motivated and thrives in a collaborative and fast paced environment. You have excellent technical communication, interpersonal and leadership skills.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead Engineer responsible for designing, developing, debugging, verifying and/or validating firmware, software and/or hardware
• Provide consultation to internal and external customers regarding AMD features and programming requirements
• Collaborate with tools and validation team to implement actual or emulation of end customer systems
• Define system & platform level validation test plans
• Leading multi-disciplinary debug efforts
• Some examples of feature design & implementation that meets our customer needs:
• End to end Out Of Band Management, including Management Controllers, FPGAs and uCs
• Redfish
• OCP compliant and customer feature aligned secure solutions

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Experience with OpenBMC and/or SMC
• Experience with Out Of Band server management (BMC, Redfish, I2C, I3C, USB)
• Proficiency with server systems, scripting (Linux and Windows OS, Hypervisors, scripting, python, c/c++)
• Hands-on lab experience (protocol analyzer, oscilloscope)
• Excellent communication skills: verbal, written and interpersonal
• Proven foundation in C programming
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Experience with computer architecture
• Experience with source control systems such as git or perforce
• Industry experience developing firmware, software or device drivers

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelors or Master's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering field.  

Benefits offered are described:  AMD benefits at a glance.

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.