Graduate Systems Engineer, AI Hardware Platform

Graphcore Early Careers; Clifton (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Graphcore in Austin, Texas seeks a Graduate Systems Engineer to contribute to the design, integration, validation, and performance analysis of advanced AI compute platforms. You will work with hardware, firmware, software, mechanical, and thermal engineers across the development lifecycle.

You will engage in hands-on lab work, test automation, data analysis, troubleshooting, and precise documentation. Start is September 2027, with location in Austin, TX, USA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree completed recently or expected before the role begins.
• Foundation in computer architecture, digital systems, embedded systems, hardware-software interaction, or system-level engineering.
• Hands-on lab testing and measurements through coursework, research, internships, student teams, or personal projects.
• Experience with programming or scripting languages, such as Python, C, C++, or MATLAB.
• Ability to plan technical work, analyze test data, document results accurately, and draw evidence-based conclusions.
• Structured approach to problem-solving, troubleshooting, and root-cause investigation.
• Clear written and verbal communication and the ability to collaborate effectively across engineering disciplines.
• Curiosity, sound engineering judgment, and willingness to learn unfamiliar tools, systems, and laboratory methods.

Responsibilities

• Design, integration, and testing of CPU and high-speed IO subsystems for advanced compute platforms.
• Take ownership of defined engineering tasks from requirements and test planning through execution, analysis, and technical review.
• Develop system-level validation plans, procedures, scripts, and tools that improve test coverage, repeatability, data collection, and analysis.
• Evaluate platform performance, power, signal behavior, reliability, and interoperability using laboratory measurements and system data.
• Investigate emerging input and output technologies, including PCIe 6.0 and 800G Ethernet, and assess their use in advanced computing systems.
• Support platform power, cooling, and energy-efficiency investigations, including liquid-cooling systems for high-performance processors.
• Use power meters, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and comparable laboratory equipment to execute tests and gather reliable evidence.
• Analyze unexpected behavior, reproduce issues, perform structured root-cause investigations, and help verify corrective actions.
• Collaborate across hardware, firmware, software, mechanical, thermal, manufacturing, and systems teams to resolve integration issues.
• Maintain accurate requirements, test procedures, scripts, data summaries, engineering notes, and change records.
• Present progress, results, risks, and technical recommendations clearly and follow applicable engineering, configuration-control, laboratory, and safety procedures.

Skills

Computer architecture

Digital systems

Embedded systems

Hardware-software interaction

Structured problem-solving

Communication

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Curiosity & learning

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in EE / CE / CS / Systems Engineering

Strong foundation in system-level engineering

Tools

Python

C

C++

MATLAB

Job description

Graphcore in Austin, Texas seeks a Graduate Systems Engineer to contribute to the design, integration, validation, and performance analysis of advanced AI compute platforms. You will work with hardware, firmware, software, mechanical, and thermal engineers across the development lifecycle.

You will engage in hands-on lab work, test automation, data analysis, troubleshooting, and precise documentation. Start is September 2027, with location in Austin, TX, USA.