2027 Undergrad Firmware Engineering Intern/Co-op

At AMD, we believe technology has the power to solve the world’s most important challenges. From advancing healthcare and scientific discovery to powering AI and the technologies people rely on every day, innovation at AMD is shaping the future. Whether you’re designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or bringing leading-edge products to market, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger—technology that moves the world forward.

About the Role

As an AMD intern and co-op, 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.

This role requires the student to work full time (40 hours a week), in either a hybrid or onsite work structure throughout the duration of the co-op/intern term.

Schedule

• Spring/Summer Co-op: January 25, 2027 - August 13, 2027
• Summer Internship (Semester Students): May 24, 2027 - August 13, 2027
• Summer Internship (Quarter Students): June 21, 2027 - September 10, 2027
• Summer/Fall Co-op (Semester Students): May 24, 2027 - December 10, 2027
• Summer/Fall Co-op (Quarter Students): June 21, 2027 - December 10, 2027

Responsibilities

We are seeking highly motivated Firmware Engineering interns/co-ops to join our team and work with team members in the support, design, development, and delivery of Firmware for AMD’s discrete and embedded products. In this role:

• You will be assigned responsibilities to craft, implement, debug, and validate features on reference hardware and software, pre-silicon emulation, and simulation environments supporting AMD products.
• You will actively participate in design reviews, code reviews, and project planning.
• You will build and complete clear documentation for all software produced.
• You will have opportunities to work on both internal and external platforms.
• You will 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 + Bootrom/HW.
• Debug issues at the boundary of firmware and hardware, including waveform-level analysis to root cause FW/HW issues.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a US-based University in a Bachelor’s program majoring in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.

Skills

If you have knowledge or experience with any of the following technical skills (or related areas) and are enthusiastic about this role, we strongly encourage you to apply:

• Low-level BIOS, firmware, or system software development.
• Low-level programming languages 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.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Benefits

Benefits offered are described in AMD benefits at a glance.