About the Position

We are seeking a Post Silicon Validation Engineer to join our team in Bristol, UK, validating cutting-edge AI chips and platforms.

About Graphcore

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 enjoys a culture of continuous learning and constant innovation.

Responsibilities

Plan, design, develop, and debug silicon validation tests in bare metal C/C++ on FPGA/Emulator prior to first silicon
Deploy silicon validation tests on first silicon and debugging them
Develop automated test framework and regression test suites in Python to optimize validation efficiency
Collaborate closely with engineers from many other disciplines on a variety of topics
Work with Validation and Production Test engineering peers to implement best practices and continuous improvements to test methodologies
Analyze test results, identify, and debug failures/defects
Contribute to shared test and validation infrastructure
Provide feedback to architects

Requirements

Essential Skills

Strong experience in Bare metal / embedded C/C++
Good knowledge of digital ASICs
Be highly motivated, a self-starter, and a team player
Ability to work across teams and programming languages to find root causes of deep and complex issues
Experience of the post-silicon validation process applied in digital ASIC environments
Python, Linux
Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate with others to solve problems
Excellent problem-solving, analytical & diagnostic skills

Desirable Skills

Driver level experience with one or more of the following is highly desirable: PCIe, Ethernet, Memory technologies (LPDDR, DDR, HBM, …), Other peripherals such as I2C, I3C, SPI, …
Good knowledge of mixed-signal building blocks such as PLLs, high-speed PHYs, and IC control/communication protocols is highly desirable
Experience of Arm CPUs, System IP, and debug tools
Experience of AMBA protocols
Understanding of ML applications and their workloads
Experience in Characterization, Failure Analysis, Test Development, Statistical analysis, and Customer Support

We Offer

In addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers:

Flexible working
A generous annual leave policy
Private medical insurance and health cash plan
A dental plan
Pension (matched up to 5%)
Life assurance and income protection
A generous parental leave policy
An employee assistance programme (which includes health, mental wellbeing, and bereavement support)
A range of healthy food and snacks at our central Bristol office
Our own barista bar!

We welcome people of different backgrounds and experiences; we’re committed to building an inclusive work environment that makes Graphcore a great home for everyone. We offer an equal opportunity process and understand that there are visible and invisible differences in all of us. We can provide a flexible approach to interview and encourage you to chat to us if you require any reasonable adjustments.

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