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BIOS/Firmware Engineer - 90481

THE PERSON:

The AMD Semi-Custom Business Unit is looking for someone with knowledge about ACPI, USB, PCIE, SATA and other PC industry standard, with solid software development skills as well as BIOS/Firmware UEFI/EDKII development experience. Has good communication skills and be able to work both independently and in a team.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

In this role, you will have the opportunity to design, develop, and debug BIOS (System Software), UEFI Firmware, VBIOS or Memory Firmware for internal/external systems and platforms that use AMD APU/CPU, AMD chipset, and 3rd party chipsets. Additionally, you will participate in day-to-day BIOS development / debugging work using PC assembly and C languages; will need to interact with internal organizations, BIOS vendors, and customers.

• Must have strong system debugging skills in various BIOS domains
• Comfortable working with PC hardware and platform issues
• Design BIOS features required by AMD APU/CPU and chipset.
• Develop BIOS features for AMD new platforms designed in house or externally; sustain existing BIOS; debug BIOS and system related issues.
• Assist APU/CPU validation, platform validation, and debug engineers to develop/debug system and silicon issues.
• Provide consultation to internal and external customers regarding AMD features and programming requirements.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Prior relevant BIOS, firmware, or system software development experience
• Strong Knowledge about ACPI, USB, PCIE, SATA and other PC industry standard
• Good at X86 assembly and C language
• Familiar with at least one BIOS code base (AMI, Insyde or UDK open source).
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• UEFI experience is required
• Experience in Memory development, debug and tuning is required.
• Experience in ARM development is a plus.
• Experience in BSP development/Boot loader (uBoot)/CoreBoot is a plus
• Experience in encryption / decryption firmware development is a plus.
• Experience in BIOS related tools development is a plus.
• Experience in Video BIOS development is a plus.
• Fluent in both written and spoken English.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelor Degree, Masters preferred: Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related area