Silicon Verification Engineer — Shape AI Compute Reliability

Graphcore; West of England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Generous leave

Pension (up to 5% matched)

Phantom equity

On-site barista and free food

Private medical/dental options

Job summary

Graphcore is seeking a Silicon Verification Engineer to ensure RTL aligns with architecture specifications and to protect silicon quality before tape-out. You will plan verification, define coverage, generate tests and diagnose failures, while enhancing shared infrastructure to help engineers move faster.

The role sits at the intersection of architecture, logical design and verification and offers a path to leadership through technical excellence.

Qualifications

• Experience verifying CPU/ASIC silicon blocks and RTL
• Proficient with SystemVerilog, Python, UVM, SVA
• Ability to plan verification work and drive coverage to closure
• Strong debugging across RTL, software and verification infrastructure

Responsibilities

• Plan verification strategies, define coverage goals and generate tests.
• Diagnose failures and drive issues to resolution across RTL and software.
• Improve shared verification infrastructure to accelerate silicon bring-up.
• Collaborate with Architecture, Logical Design and Physical Design to ensure RTL matches spec.

Skills

CPU/ASIC verification

UVM & SVA

SystemVerilog

Python

Debugging RTL/Software

Test planning & coverage

Tools

Git

DRMS tools

Job description

Graphcore is seeking a Silicon Verification Engineer to ensure RTL aligns with architecture specifications and to protect silicon quality before tape-out. You will plan verification, define coverage, generate tests and diagnose failures, while enhancing shared infrastructure to help engineers move faster.

The role sits at the intersection of architecture, logical design and verification and offers a path to leadership through technical excellence.