Short Term Firmware Engineering Intern​/Co-Op

Job Details

Location:

Vancouver, British Columbia, 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.

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

• Craft, implement, debug, and validate features on reference hardware and software, pre‑silicon emulation, and simulation environments supporting AMD products.
• Actively participate in design reviews, code reviews, and project planning.
• Build and complete clear documentation for all software produced.
• Work on both internal and external platforms.
• Learn and apply Agile methodologies and standard processes for software engineering.
• Engage in x86 firmware development using
  
  C.
• Design, build, and implement embedded firmware, including boot ROM and hardware integration.
• Debug issues at the boundary of firmware and hardware, including waveform level analysis to root cause firmware/hardware issues.

• Currently enrolled in a Canada‑based university pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Knowledge or experience with one or more of the following technical areas:
  • Low‑level BIOS, firmware, or system software development.
  • Low‑level programming in C/C++ and knowledge of hardware architectures.
  • Embedded systems, 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 processes.
  • Linux development environments.
  • Architectural understanding and/or experience of graphics/compute pipelines.
  • Perforce, JIRA, Git, or similar tools.

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.