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Senior BIOS & Firmware Applications Engineer

Job Requirements:

7+yrs of experience and prior working experience on UEFI BIOS
Good understanding of BIOS variants like EDK2 and Coreboot
Experience with BIOS debug, BIOS tuning and customization.
Possesses in-depth system level understanding of Embedded Systems, including Processors, System Interfaces, and system requirements
Good understanding of Operating Systems (like Linux) and Software Stack
Desire to be hands on with AMD x86 Embedded tools, devices, boards and software.
Technical expertise in Application CPUs, real-time CPUs and microcontrollers in x86 architecture.
Experience with Bootloaders, U-boot, and Linux
Strong written and verbal communication skills. Proven ability to write application notes, white papers, & customer presentations.
Must have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment as part of a collaborative team across multiple geographies to creatively solve challenging problems.
Fully self-sufficient in software development concepts and methods, coding, and debugging.
Strong interpersonal skills to work with engineering, marketing, customers, FAEs and sales to deliver timely solutions.

Responsibilities

Define and create customer demos or example designs
Support customers with BIOS issues and configuration on x86 based processing systems.
Run industry standard benchmarks and present results to the field and customers.
Develop and run tests to measure system level bandwidth and latency, using performance tools, for different applications.
Develop and test systems with Linux and/or RTOS.
Investigate issues on protocols like I2C, UART, USB, Ethernet, PCIE etc.
Strong programming skills and understanding of Python and C/C++.
Document best practices for BIOS, performance optimization, etc.
Develop training and marketing material for Sales team.
Drive the needs back through engineering to deliver solutions that customers can use.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

Bachelors or Masters degree (preferred) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent

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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.

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.