Electronics Laboratory Lead (UK)

About the Position

Electronics Laboratory Lead (UK)

Location: Bristol, UK

Keep Graphcore’s Bristol electronics laboratories ready for the teams building the future of AI compute.

As Electronics Laboratory Lead, you will own the safe, reliable operation of our Bristol labs. You will make sure facilities, equipment, and infrastructure support critical work across engineering and operations.

Your impact will be felt across hardware bring up, validation, characterization, manufacturing technology, and product test. You will turn complex lab requirements into controlled, dependable environments where teams can move faster.

You will manage test equipment, lab infrastructure, ESD controls, goods in and out, maintenance planning, and technical readiness. You will also build and guide a technician team that supports multidisciplinary lab users.

This is a hands-on leadership role with real ownership. You will shape how our labs run, scale, and support Graphcore’s next stage.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the safe and reliable operation of the Bristol electronics laboratories
• Manage facilities, equipment, and infrastructure to support engineering and operations
• Oversee hardware bring up, validation, characterization, manufacturing technology, and product test
• Coordinate with engineering teams to plan, configure, and support technical lab setups
• Manage and mentor a team of technicians
• Implement ESD controls, maintenance planning, and technical readiness

Requirements

• Strong technical understanding of electronic test equipment, lab infrastructure, setup, calibration, and troubleshooting
• Practical knowledge of ESD prevention, control systems, audits, and training
• Deep understanding of health and safety requirements in electronics laboratory environments
• Ability to work with engineering teams to plan, configure, and support technical lab setups
• Experience coordinating subcontractors for maintenance, calibration, upgrades, or specialist technical services
• Leadership skills to build, manage, and mentor a team of technicians

We Offer

• 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
• Additional benefits such as private medical insurance and dental plan

About the Company

Graphcore is one of the world’s leading innovators in Artificial Intelligence compute. It is developing hardware, software, and systems infrastructure that will unlock the next generation of AI breakthroughs and power the widespread adoption of AI solutions across every industry.

As part of the SoftBank Group, Graphcore is a member of an elite family of companies responsible for some of the world’s most transformative technologies. Together, they share a bold vision: to enable Artificial Super Intelligence and ensure its benefits are accessible to everyone.

Graphcore’s teams are drawn from diverse backgrounds and bring a broad range of skills and perspectives. A melting pot of AI research specialists, silicon designers, software engineers, and systems architects, Graphcore brings together deep expertise to solve complex problems and deliver meaningful progress in AI compute.

If you want to shape the labs that help Graphcore’s engineering teams move faster, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now to be part of the journey.