Systems Design Engineer 2 Job Listing at AMD in Markham, ON (Job ID 67428-en-us)

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Firmware Design Engineer   

THE ROLE:  

As an integral member of the AMD Client and Gaming Engineering group developing Gaming Graphics Processing Units, working closely with Remote Management Architect, you will design, implement, and manage the Remote Management code base. Remote Management technology enables Out of Band control and monitoring of GPU using a mix of proprietary and industry-standard protocols.  

THE PERSON:  

We are looking for an individual that thrives in cross team collaboration and is excited about new technologies. The engineer will be driving the planning, execution and debugging of internal firmware for the next generation and state of the art GPUs, APUs and CPUs.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:  

• Develop firmware that collaborates with other HW/SW components to deliver new capabilities and optimized performance for APUs and CPUs.
• Debug, troubleshoot FW issues, as well as system-level failures related to various FW components and features.
• Develop test scripts/applications (e.g. Python) to exercise and test design.
• Interact closely with other teams in design, diagnostics, emulation, firmware, and driver, to ensure enablement of IP functionality, debug of critical features, and full validation for production.
• Support resolving issues on customer platforms as requested by customer support teams.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:  

• Experience developing or debugging embedded software / firmware using C/C++
• Experience with higher-level languages (e.g. Python) for system-level test and validation development 
• Experience and knowledge with following protocols and standards: 
• MCTP (Management Component Transport Protocol), 
• PLDM (Platform Level Data Model), 
• SPDM (Security Protocol and Data Model), 
• FRU and Sensor Management
• Proficiency with H/W interfaces (I2C, SMBUS, SPI, I3C) 
• Experience with Zephyr or other RTOS
• Experience with Unix-like systems (familiarity with ssh, basic navigation, basic OS workings) 
• Familiarity with H/W debugging (e.g. scoping of low-speed signals) 
• Understanding of digital processing and electronics is an asset.
• In-depth knowledge of GPU / APU architectures is an asset.
• Good understanding of computer architectures. 

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:  

• Bachelors or Masters degree in electrical or computer engineering 

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