Staff Hardware System Test Engineer

EngineersOfAI; Bristol; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited annual leave

Up to 5% matched pension

Phantom equity

True flexibility in work

Job summary

EngineersOfAI in Bristol is seeking a Staff Hardware System Test Engineer to develop manufacturing test solutions for AI hardware. The role entails collaborating closely with various teams to ensure product quality and reliability.

You'll have the opportunity to shape hardware testing processes across multiple systems and lead complex debug investigations while enjoying an environment of true flexibility.

Benefits include unlimited leave and phantom equity in Graphcore's success.

Qualifications

• Experience developing manufacturing test solutions for high-performance servers.
• Strong understanding of silicon, board, and system-level design.
• Proven technical leadership across cross-functional engineering projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop manufacturing test solutions for complex compute systems.
• Work closely with hardware, firmware, software, and manufacturing teams.
• Shape the hardware testing process across multiple product types.

Skills

Manufacturing test solutions

Silicon design

Debug investigations

Cross-functional engineering

Linux

Automation development

Tools

Python

Bash

Job description

About the job

Build the test systems that help deliver AI hardware at production scale.

As a Staff Hardware System Test Engineer, you'll develop manufacturing test solutions for complex compute systems. Your work will help ensure products reach customers with the quality and reliability expected from Graphcore.

You'll shape how hardware is tested across Host Processor Modules, server blades, and multi-node racks. The tools, test content, and diagnostics you create will directly influence manufacturing efficiency and product quality.

You'll develop test software, design test approaches, and solve challenging hardware issues. You'll work closely with hardware, firmware, software, and manufacturing teams to improve test coverage and diagnose problems quickly.

This role offers broad technical scope across silicon, boards, systems, software, and manufacturing. You'll have the opportunity to influence engineering decisions and raise technical standards across the organisation.

The team and culture

The Product Test and Diagnosis team owns the strategy for finding and diagnosing hardware defects throughout the product lifecycle. The team works across silicon, boards, servers, and rack-scale systems.

Day to day, engineers work closely with design, firmware, software, quality, and manufacturing teams. Problems are solved through data, technical debate, and hands‑on investigation.

You'll join a global engineering group spanning the UK, Taiwan, India, and the United States. People are trusted to take ownership, make decisions, and drive improvements that deliver measurable results.

What we're looking for

• Experience developing manufacturing test solutions for high-performance servers, accelerators, or large-scale compute hardware
• Strong understanding of silicon, board, and system-level design, with the ability to lead complex debug investigations
• Proven technical leadership as an individual contributor across cross‑functional engineering projects
• Experience working with software, firmware, and platform teams to improve testability and diagnosability
• Hands‑on experience with Linux, OpenBMC, hardware diagnostics, and system-level test tools
• Strong software engineering skills, including automation and test infrastructure development using Python, Bash, or similar languages

Benefits

• Unlimited annual leave
• Up to 5% matched pension
• Phantom equity – share in Graphcore’s success
• True flexibility in how and where you work
• Office spaces designed for collaboration