2026 Masters Firmware Engineering Intern/Co-op
AMD is a leading company focused on building innovative products that enhance computing experiences across various domains. They are seeking a Firmware Engineering intern/co-op to support the design, development, and delivery of firmware for their products, while gaining valuable real-world experience in a collaborative environment. Responsibilities 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 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 opportunity 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 Implementation of Embedded Firmware + Bootrom/HW Debug issues at the boundary of FW and HW. We will have your involvement in Waveform level analysis to root cause FW/HW issues Skills You are currently enrolled in a US based University in a Masters degree program majoring in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field 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 Opensource 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 Benefits AMD benefits at a glance. Company Overview Advanced Micro Devices is a semiconductor company that designs and develops graphics units, processors, and media solutions. It was founded in 1969, and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is Company H1B Sponsorship AMD has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 836 in 2025, 770 in 2024, 551 in 2023, 739 in 2022, 519 in 2021, 547 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.