Hardware Development Engineer - AI Processor Systems

EngineersOfAI; Bristol; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Generous leave

Pension match

Phantom equity

On-site amenities (free food, barista)

Job summary

Graphcore is seeking a Hardware Development Engineer to design circuit solutions for processor systems and validation platforms. You will translate system requirements into schematics, layout constraints, and testable hardware, shaping production boards and test platforms used across development and customer enablement.

Join a team that makes design decisions based on evidence, defines validation plans, runs lab campaigns, and collaborates with firmware and architecture teams.

Qualifications

• Strong digital circuit design and validation skills, including DCDC regulators, power delivery, resets, clocks, and control interfaces.
• Experience developing processor-based systems and working with interfaces such as Ethernet, PCIe, DDR, USB, QSPI and JTAG.
• Practical lab depth in bring-up, debug, margin testing, and validation using oscilloscopes, logic analysers and signal generators.
• Ability to script tests and analyse results using Linux, Python, Bash and Excel.
• Understanding of server architecture, such as BMC, NIC and SSD, with SERDES experience adding further value.
• Ownership mindset, clear communication, and the confidence to challenge, decide, and work across disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Design circuit solutions for Graphcore processor systems and validation platforms from requirements to testable hardware.
• Define validation plans, run lab campaigns, debug prototypes, and interpret results with firmware and architecture teams.
• Own problems from first schematic to mass production readiness, bridging board design, bring-up, validation and production transfer.

Skills

Digital circuit design

DCDC regulators

Power delivery

Resets

Clocks

Control interfaces

Processor-based systems

Ethernet

PCIe

DDR

USB

QSPI

JTAG

Lab bring-up

Oscilloscopes

Logic analysers

Signal generators

Python scripting

Linux

Bash

Excel

SERDES

BMC

Job description

Graphcore is seeking a Hardware Development Engineer to design circuit solutions for processor systems and validation platforms. You will translate system requirements into schematics, layout constraints, and testable hardware, shaping production boards and test platforms used across development and customer enablement.

Join a team that makes design decisions based on evidence, defines validation plans, runs lab campaigns, and collaborates with firmware and architecture teams.