Firmware Systems Design Engineer - TX, Austin, United States
Embedded & Systems Software
Originally posted 14 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves driving scalable and automated solutions as a Firmware Design Engineer.
What you'll do
- Drive technical innovation to improve AMD’s capabilities across product development and validation.
- Develop scalable firmware, tools, and automation frameworks (Python, C/C++) to increase validation coverage and reduce manual test effort.
- Execute systematic validation and deep-dive debugging across hardware, silicon, and firmware to isolate and resolve issues.
- Design and validate board/platform-level interactions (power delivery, sequencing, clocks, interfaces) to ensure stable bring-up and optimal performance.
- Debug issues found during the SOC programs bring-up, validation, and production phases.
- Work with multiple teams and track test execution to ensure all features are validated and optimized on time.
What you'll need
- Bachelors or Masters degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or computer science.
- Programming/scripting skills (e.g., C/C++, Perl, Ruby, Python).
- Debug techniques and methodologies.
- Experience with common lab equipment, including protocol/logic analyzers, oscilloscopes.
- Experience with board/platform-level debug, including delivery, sequencing, analysis, and optimization.
- Knowledge of system architecture, technical debug, and validation strategies.
Nice to have
- Experience with JTAG and trace tools.
- Experience with methodical Root-Cause Analysis (RCA).
Market context
This role has been open 30 days — well below the 56-day median for Embedded Firmware Engineering roles.
Embedded Firmware Engineering · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
723
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Median days open
56 d
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Median salary
$166k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | AMD | All employers we track in this specialty (723 roles · 82 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 59 | 723 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 404 | 6148 · 145 employers |
| Median days open | 36 d | 56 d (−20 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $166k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 117 open roles · median 65 d
- Micron Technology · 61 open roles · median 83 d
- NVIDIA · 59 open roles · median 57 d
- AMD (this employer) · 58 open roles · median 35 d
- Lattice Semiconductor · 43 open roles · median 36 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 28 open roles · median 42 d
How we counted: 723 open Embedded Firmware Engineering (Systems Software) roles from 82 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 15 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.