Senior AI Hardware Test Architect — Manufacturing Excellence

Graphcore; West of England, Cambridge; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Graphcore is seeking a senior engineering leader to shape the testing strategy for Host Processor Modules, Server Blades, and multi-node rack systems. You will own the architecture of the test executive software and guide the creation of manufacturing test content that validates hardware at scale.

You will collaborate across hardware, firmware, and software teams, drive data-driven improvements to quality metrics, and mentor engineers while influencing how production testing evolves across

Qualifications

• Experience deploying manufacturing test solutions for high-performance servers or large-scale compute hardware.
• Own architecture and drive alignment across multiple teams without direct management.
• Deep knowledge across silicon, board, and system design for test coverage and root-cause analysis.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration with software/firmware/platform teams to enable testability.
• Hands-on Linux, OpenBMC, and vendor test tools in lab/manufacturing environments.
• Software engineering with scripting for reliable test infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the technical direction of manufacturing test for host processors, server blades, and rack systems.
• Own the test executive software architecture and develop scalable manufacturing test content.
• Collaborate across hardware, firmware and software teams to ensure testability and diagnosability.
• Lead complex debug/root-cause analysis and enable data-driven quality improvements.

Skills

Manufacturing test leadership

Architecture ownership

Silicon/board/system knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Linux/OpenBMC proficiency

Python/Bash scripting

Tools

OpenBMC

Diagnostics tools

Test automation tooling

Job description

Graphcore is seeking a senior engineering leader to shape the testing strategy for Host Processor Modules, Server Blades, and multi-node rack systems. You will own the architecture of the test executive software and guide the creation of manufacturing test content that validates hardware at scale.

You will collaborate across hardware, firmware, and software teams, drive data-driven improvements to quality metrics, and mentor engineers while influencing how production testing evolves across