Hardware Systems Engineer for AI Processor Bring-up

Graphcore; West of England; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Generous leave

Pension support

Phantom equity

On-site barista & free food

Private medical insurance options

Job summary

Graphcore is seeking a Hardware Development Engineer to design circuit solutions for Graphcore processor systems and validation platforms, turning system requirements into schematics, layout constraints and testable hardware.

You will help prove performance, margin and reliability before designs move to volume production, working closely with silicon, architecture, software, and PCB CAD specialists to make informed design decisions grounded in evidence.

Qualifications

• Strong digital circuit design and validation skills including DC-DC 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

• Translate requirements into schematics, layout constraints and testable hardware.
• Define validation plans, run lab campaigns, and interpret results.
• Collaborate with firmware and architecture teams during debug and validation.
• Own designs from first schematic through mass production transfer.

Skills

Digital circuit design

Validation skills

Processor-based systems

Interfaces (Ethernet PCIe DDR USB QSPI

Lab bring-up and debugging

Scripting (Linux Python Bash)

Server architecture knowledge (BMC NIC

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Job description

Graphcore is seeking a Hardware Development Engineer to design circuit solutions for Graphcore processor systems and validation platforms, turning system requirements into schematics, layout constraints and testable hardware.

You will help prove performance, margin and reliability before designs move to volume production, working closely with silicon, architecture, software, and PCB CAD specialists to make informed design decisions grounded in evidence.