Manufacturing Product Engineer

Graphcore; Bristol; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a Manufacturing Product Engineer to enhance the manufacturability of cutting-edge AI compute products. In this dynamic role, you will collaborate with design and supply chain teams to ensure product quality and performance. Your expertise in fault diagnosis and PCB assembly processes will be crucial in driving continuous improvements and managing relationships with contract manufacturers. Join a forward-thinking environment that values diverse backgrounds and experiences, and contribute to the future of AI technology while enjoying flexible working arrangements and a supportive workplace culture.

Benefits

Flexible working

Private medical insurance

Health cash plan

Dental plan

Pension (matched up to 5%)

Life assurance

Income protection

Generous parental leave policy

Employee assistance programme

Healthy food and snacks

Qualifications

• Strong fault diagnosis and problem-solving skills are essential.
• Experience with continuous improvement methodologies is required.

Responsibilities

• Input into hardware design for manufacturability and timely feedback.
• Drive yield improvement roadmap with the quality team.
• Manage external engineering relationships during NPI.

Skills

Fault diagnosis

Problem solving

Failure analysis

PCB assembly processes

Lean methodologies

Continuous improvement methodologies

Interpersonal skills

Data analysis

Tools

SPC

DOE

Manufacturing execution systems

Job description

About Graphcore

How often do you get the chance to build a technology that transforms the future of humanity?

Graphcore products have set the standard in made-for-AI compute hardware and software, gaining global attention and industry acclaim. Now we are developing the next generation of artificial intelligence compute with systems that will allow AI researchers to develop more advanced models, help scientists unlock exciting new discoveries, and power companies around the world as they put AI at the heart of their business.

Graphcore recently joined SoftBank Group - bringing large and ongoing investment from one of the world's leading backers of innovative AI companies.
Job Summary

As a Manufacturing Product Engineer, you will be working closely with the Graphcore Design and Test Engineering teams, Quality and Supply Chain Management in support of NPI development and volume production. You will work with Design Engineering to ensure product is manufacturable and with Supply Chain to identify suitable suppliers. You will work closely with the contract manufacturers to provide day to day manufacturing support as well as continuous improvements in manufacturing capabilities, quality and yield.

You will need to develop an understanding of Graphcore products and link the manufacturing processes to key product performance metrics.

You will be expected to understand, analyse and develop relevant manufacturing KPIs and metrics and be comfortable with the use and development of leading-edge data analysis tools.
The Team

The role will be as part of the Manufacturing and Technology Process team at Graphcore. This team is part of the Operations group and has members in Bristol, Cambridge and Taiwan. The team is responsible for developing and maintaining robust manufacturing processes at the wafer foundry, package assembly and PCBA subcontractors based in Taiwan.
Responsibilities and Duties

• Input into the hardware design to ensure good manufacturability and ensure timely and good DfM feedback to the PCB and system design teams.
• Understand the capabilities of the contract manufacturer and ensure good alignment between their capabilities and the hardware design.
• Investigates, researches and develops new and novel technologies for next generation products with suppliers.
• Working with the quality team drives yield improvement roadmap and activities internally and externally at PCB and L10 system assembly partner(s)
• Manages external engineering relationships at manufacturing partner during NPI and the early stages of volume manufacture
• Expert in L6 and L10 manufacturing methods and provide expert support in volume manufacture to understand and resolve issues as and when they arise.
• Drive data analysis methods and requirements for volume production data
• Works closely with product engineering to drive system quality improvements
• Supports customer engagements as required

Candidate Profile

Essential:

• Strong fault diagnosis, problem solving and failure analysis skills, eg ICT to SMT debug
• Thorough understanding of PCB assembly processes (L06) and implementation of lean methodologies
• Working knowledge of L10 mechanical design, system build; ideally for HPC products
• Understanding of manufacturing execution and engineering data collection systems
• Ability to understand the interaction between silicon, package and PCB in order to provide DfM feedback to design teams
• Experience and excellent knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies employing tools such as SPC and DOE
• Ability to work on own initiative as well as in cross functional and cross regional teams by employing strong interpersonal skills
• Experienced in working with leading edge suppliers in Semiconductor Supply Chain

Desirable

• Understanding of advanced node wafer fabrication technologies as well as package assembly processes
• Knowledge of advanced packaging technologies such as 2.5D and 3D integration, large copper pillar flip chip packages, advanced thermal management solutions etc

Benefits

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. We have a generous parental leave policy and an employee assistance programme (which includes health, mental wellbeing, and bereavement support). We offer a range of healthy food and snacks at our central Bristol office and have 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

Applicants for this position must hold the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately at this time, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship or support for visa applications