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Principal Hardware System Test Engineer
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Remote · Bristol, Cambridge
Experience
Lead / principal · Not stated
Level inferred from job title
Job description
Lead the engineering of manufacturing test solutions for Graphcore's high-performance AI compute hardware, owning architecture and driving alignment across teams.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Remote · Bristol, Cambridge
- Languages
- English
What you'll do
- Own the architecture of manufacturing test solutions and drive alignment across multiple teams without direct line management.
- Define effective manufacturing test coverage across silicon, board and system design.
- Lead complex debug and root-cause analysis.
- Drive requirements and delivery with internal software, firmware and platform teams to enable testability and diagnosability.
- Build reliable test infrastructure and integrate heterogeneous test content.
What we're looking for
- Extensive experience developing and deploying manufacturing test solutions for high-performance servers, accelerators or comparable large-scale compute hardware.
- Proven technical leadership as an individual contributor, owning architecture and driving alignment across teams without direct line management.
- Deep technical understanding across silicon, board and system design.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills with internal software, firmware and platform teams.
- Hands-on experience using Linux, OpenBMC and vendor-specific test tools, diagnostics and system-level utilities in lab and manufacturing environments.
- Strong software engineering skills with scripting and automation such as Python or Bash.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with rack-scale/multi-node systems, high-speed interconnects and production qualification of complex assemblies.
- Experience improving manufacturing KPIs such as yield, test time and false fail reduction through data-driven test optimisation.
- Knowledge of open-source tools commonly used for manufacturing test, system bring-up and hardware diagnostics.
- Experience designing testability and diagnosability features such as telemetry, self-test hooks and debug interfaces in partnership with design teams.
Benefits
- Unlimited annual leave.
- Up to 5% matched pension.
- Phantom equity – share in Graphcore's success.
- True flexibility in how and where you work.
- Office spaces designed for collaboration.
- Free food and an on-site barista.
- Health cash plan.
- Income protection.
- Life assurance.
- Other optional benefits such as private medical insurance and dental plan.
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About Graphcore
Building the compute platform for the next generation of artificial intelligence.
Graphcore builds an AI compute platform from advanced silicon to intelligent software, and is part of the SoftBank Group.
Mission
To help enable artificial superintelligence and ensure it delivers meaningful impact at a global scale.
Key facts
- AI compute hardware
- Part of the SoftBank Group.
- Teams include AI researchers, chip designers, software engineers and systems experts.
Partners & customers
SoftBank Group
What they value
- Take on big challenges with curiosity and focus.
- Move quickly and decisively.
- Take real ownership of work.
- Speak up to challenge ideas and lead through action.