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Lead Bring-up & Characterisation Engineer

Graphcore Bristol senior

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Description

Help shape the first moments of life for the next generation of AI processors.

You'll lead the bring-up and characterisation of Graphcore's silicon devices and system platforms. Your work will ensure products perform reliably before they reach customers.

You'll build and lead a team that develops characterisation plans, automates testing, and analyses results across silicon and system platforms. You'll work closely with architecture, silicon, hardware, operations and product teams to solve complex technical challenges.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role with the opportunity to influence product design, shape new capabilities, and build a team from the ground up.

The team works closely with colleagues across Bristol, Cambridge and Taiwan. Success comes from solving problems together, sharing data, and making informed engineering decisions.

You'll be trusted to take ownership, remove blockers, and improve how work is done. We value people who speak up, challenge assumptions, and turn ideas into practical solutions.

Essential skills:

  • Proven track record of delivering technical outcomes as an individual contributor, manager, or project manager, with strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Solid experience in silicon digital device design, bring-up, and characterisation, with a good understanding of silicon process technology and its impact on transistor- and system-level performance.
  • Strong knowledge of high-performance processors, system-on-chip (SoC) architectures, and high-speed digital interfaces such as PCIe, Ethernet, and DDR.
  • Experience with measurement automation, data analysis, and developing code or scripts to support automated testing and analysis workflows.
  • Bachelor's degree (or equivalent practical experience), with a background understanding of ATE systems and their role in silicon characterisation.

Desirable skills:

  • Knowledge of PCBA and system level technologies.
  • Project management experience.

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
  • Along with other benefits you can choose from (private medical insurance, dental plan etc)

Skills

Required

  • silicon digital device design
  • bring-up and characterisation
  • high-performance processors
  • system-on-chip architectures
  • measurement automation
  • data analysis

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