# Principal Systems Test Operations Engineer

**Company**: Graphcore
**Location**: Hsinchu City
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Shape how Graphcore's high-performance systems are tested, diagnosed and proven ready for production.

You will lead the technical direction for system-level manufacturing test. You will turn product requirements into robust test strategies for manufacturing partners.

Your work will directly influence product quality across boards, blades and rack-level systems. You will solve complex test issues and drive improvements across products.

You will define, deploy and maintain test platforms, fixtures and diagnostic solutions. You will also partner with hardware, software and manufacturing teams.

This role combines hands-on technical depth with broad influence. You will shape future test strategy while helping other engineers raise the bar.

The Product Test and Diagnosis team finds and manages hardware defects across chips, boards and finished systems. Its work spans manufacturing sites and deployed products.

You will work closely with engineering teams and manufacturing partners to solve problems quickly. Decisions are driven by evidence, technical judgement and root cause analysis.

You will have ownership of complex problems and the scope to challenge existing approaches. You will also mentor engineers and establish practical standards across teams.

## Essential

- Proven experience in PCBA and system product validation, including in manufacturing testing within production environments.

- Strong understanding of electronics fundamentals, PCBA/blade/rack-level manufacturing processes, and associated failure mechanisms.

- Proficient with Linux command-line environments and technical troubleshooting.

- Experienced in the local and remote operation of test equipment, including oscilloscopes, DMMs, clock generators, SMUs, and PSUs.

- Proven problem-solving, communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to perform effectively in fast-paced, complex environments.

## Desirable

- Strong knowledge of high-speed interconnects, including PCIe Gen5/6 and Ethernet, as well as DC-SCM and IPMI.

- Experience with server and data-centre-level functional testing.

- Experience developing and working with manufacturing test programs at platform level.

- Proficiency in general-purpose programming languages such as C, Python, and Java, with experience using Git revision control.

- Experience with Statistical Process Control (SPC) and associated tools, including run charts and control charts.

## Benefits

- Unlimited annual leave

- Medical & Life Insurance

- Eye Care Cover

- Annual Health Assessment

- Phantom equity – share in Graphcore's success

- Office spaces designed for collaboration

## Skills

### Required
- PCBA and system product validation
- electronics fundamentals
- Linux command-line environments
- technical troubleshooting
- test equipment operation
- problem-solving
- communication
- presentation skills

### Nice to have
- high-speed interconnects
- server and data-centre-level functional testing
- manufacturing test programs
- general-purpose programming languages
- Statistical Process Control

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