Senior Staff Hardware Engineer - AI Compute Systems

Graphcore; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Medical coverage

401(k) plan

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Graphcore is seeking a Staff Hardware Engineer to advance bring‑up, validation, and diagnostics of Arm-based hardware platforms across lab and data‑center environments. You will tackle break‑fix scenarios on server blades, power systems, and rack-scale infrastructure, collaborating with cross‑functional teams to ensure reliability and performance of next‑gen AI systems.

The role emphasizes engineering support for hardware bring‑up, component validation, and firmware interaction, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in EE, CE, CS or related field.
• 10+ years of server hardware architectures and board-level debugging.
• Experience analyzing logs, telemetry, and power/thermal metrics.
• Hands-on with HPC systems, AI compute platforms, or rack-scale infrastructure.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead advanced break-fix troubleshooting for server blades, motherboards, power systems, and rack-scale infrastructure.
• Support hardware bring-up, including component validation and firmware interaction testing.
• Diagnose system failures involving thermal behavior, power anomalies, network configuration, and BIOS/BMC issues.
• Collaborate with server engineering teams to perform root cause analysis and propose corrective actions or design improvements.
• Support deployment and qualification cycles for next-generation hardware platforms.
• Interface with facilities to understand environmental factors impacting reliability.
• Develop and maintain SOPs, troubleshooting guides, and validation documentation.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior technicians and engineers on troubleshooting methodologies and hardware diagnostics.

Skills

Server hardware architectures

Board-level debugging

HPC systems

AI compute platforms

Rack-scale infrastructure

Collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Python

Bash

Job description

Graphcore is seeking a Staff Hardware Engineer to advance bring‑up, validation, and diagnostics of Arm-based hardware platforms across lab and data‑center environments. You will tackle break‑fix scenarios on server blades, power systems, and rack-scale infrastructure, collaborating with cross‑functional teams to ensure reliability and performance of next‑gen AI systems.

The role emphasizes engineering support for hardware bring‑up, component validation, and firmware interaction, with