Short Term Firmware Engineering Intern​/Co-Op

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING

At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture.

We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond.

As an AMD intern, you’ll be placed at the epicenter of the AI ecosystem, working alongside experts and industry pioneers. You’ll do important work, learn new skills, expand your network, and gain real‑world experience on projects that impact millions of end‑users worldwide. Whether you’re an undergrad or a PhD student, your contributions matter—and your experience here will be a launchpad for what comes next.

Location: Markham, Ontario, Canada

Onsite/Hybrid: This role requires the student to work full time 37.5 hrs a week, either in a hybrid or onsite work structure throughout the duration of the co‑op/intern term.

• 4 Months:
  September 2026 to December 2026
• 8 Months:
  September 2026 to May 2027

• We will assign you responsibilities to craft, implement, debug, and validate features on reference hardware and software, pre‑silicon emulation and simulation environments supporting AMD products.
• We will encourage you to actively participate in design reviews, code reviews and project planning.
• We will train you to build and complete clear documentation for all software produced.
• We will provide opportunities to work on both internal and external platforms.
• We will help you learn and apply AGILE methodologies and standard processes for Software Engineering.
• You may be involved in one or more (but not limited to) of the following work:
  • Engage in x86 firmware development using
    
    C.
  • Design, build and implement embedded firmware and Boot ROM/HW.
  • Debug issues at the boundary of firmware and hardware; root cause analysis using waveform level analysis.

• Currently enrolled in a Canada‑based university in a Bachelor’s degree program majoring in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• If you have knowledge or experience with any of the following technical skills and are enthusiastic about this role, we strongly encourage you to apply:
• Low‑level BIOS, firmware, or system software development.
• Low‑level programming language C/C++ and knowledge of hardware architectures.
• Embedded system, RTOS, and embedded controller structure.
• Source control, debuggers, compilers and system‑wide debugging from software to firmware to hardware.
• Open‑source concepts.
• VHDL/Verilog/FPGA and general hardware design concepts and process.
• Linux development environments.
• Architectural understanding and/or experience of graphics/compute pipelines.
• Perforce, JIRA, Git, or similar tools.