Staff Systems Bring Up Engineer

Graphcore; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Commuter benefits

Wellness services

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Graphcore is seeking a Staff Systems Bring Up Validation Engineer to lead end-to-end validation of AI compute rack platforms. The role focuses on first silicon and system bring-up, with responsibility for developing test plans and debugging tools to ensure reliable validation at blade and rack levels.

You will drive HW/SW/FW integration, lab enablement, and cross-functional coordination with System Architects, SoC and Rack FW teams worldwide to deliver high-quality, industry-leading technologies.

Qualifications

• Experience leading system bring-up and validation of complex server/rack platforms.
• Deep understanding of validation methodologies, end-to-end lab validation.
• Knowledge of PC industry buses and software stacks (PCIe, CXL).
• Capability to triage/debug critical issues to meet milestones.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead system enablement from first silicon and firmware components.
• Develop deployment-ready HW/SW/FW configurations and test plans.
• Own test development and execution for CPU, GPU, memory and IO domains.
• Triage issues in server rack validation, post-silicon validation, and production.
• Drive innovation in tools, scripts and validation methodologies.
• Collaborate with Sys Architects, SoC and Rack FW teams across the globe.

Skills

First silicon bring-up

System validation

OS/FW/HW understanding

Linux

Windows

Lab debugging

ARM/x86 architecture

Technical leadership

Global collaboration

Education

Masters or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related

Tools

VMware

KVM

Hyper-V

Job description

We are looking for a disciplined and dynamic, Staff Systems Bring Up Validation Engineer to join our growing compute rack validation team. As a diligent leader in Systems Engineering, you will drive multiple aspects of validation throughout the life cycle of the program. In this high visibility position, you will be part of a leading team to innovate and improve system bring-up and enablement abilities, as well as silicon and system validation to deliver the highest quality, industry leading technologies to market. Your technical leadership skills, validation and debug expertise will be necessary towards product development, definition, root cause and resolution.Your agility and collaborative approach will be essential to work within System Validation & other engineering teams (System Architects, SoC and Rack FW etc).

The technical leader will be driving keys areas of system validation including leading first silicon & system bring-up (nodes and rack level systems) - rack level systems and blades will be based of ARM server architecture. Candidate will be immersed in challenging system enablement work, system validation (end-to-end) methodology, tests development and execution as well as triage/debug of critical issues to meet critical program milestones at POR quality. The candidate will also be a key contributor to state-of-the-art HW and lab capabilities for Grapchore’s system engineering. The candidate should be able to work in a global environment while maintaining a synergetic culture.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead the systemenablement (including first silicon and other FW components)to ensure system capabilities are brought up as per plan of record and system architecture spec.
• Drive organization wide methodology for Firmware integration and best known configuration (HW/FW/SW) usage model by leading the release of deployment ready solutions.
• Develop key methodologies, lab HW and system SW capabilitiesas well assystem visibilities and debug toolsnecessary for successful system (HW/SW/FW) bring-up andsystem validation at blade and rack level for AI compute rack.
• Triageissues found during server rack validation bring-up, Post-Silicon Validation, and production phases of the program. Ensure issues are solved on time with quality.
• Develop and own test plans,lead test casedevelopmentand execution of key domains within AI compute solutions like CPU, GPU, memory, HBM, IO etc.
• Drive technical innovation to improve capabilities acrosssystem validation, includingtool, script development, technical and proceduralmethodologyenhancement, and various internal and cross-functional technical initiatives.

Qualifications:

• Strong analytical/problem-solving skills and pronounced attention to details
• Extensiveexperience in validation roles involvingfirstsilicon and systembring up,OS, FW, Silicon, and HW
• Understanding of PC industry standardbusesand their software stack, suchasPCIe, CXL.
• Proven experience in understanding,definingand enabling storage(storage rack), networkingcapabilities(network rack,DNS, DHCPetc)in a lab environment to help add end-to-end validation and debug capabilitiesfor rack and blade validation.
• Strong knowledge ofARM CPU orX86 architecture, SoC design, memory, RAS & power managementas well asHW/SW based tools, and revision control systems.
• Extensive knowledge of system architecture, technical debug, and validation strategy
• Good understanding and experience in platform/ system level debug, Operating System, DeviceDriversand System BIOS interactions.
• Excellent communication and coordination skills.
• Detailed oriented, highly organized, able to prioritize, and juggle multiple workstreams to tight deadlines.
• Technical leadership: capable of championing new tools, methods, and capabilities to drive platform validation improvements in schedule, quality, or coverage.
• Deep experience with Linux and Windows Operating Systems, Hypervisors (VMware, KVM, Hyper-V, etc.), and development and certification processes of these environments
• Experience in technical program management.
• A thorough understanding of datacenter industry technologies and their software stack.
• Must be a self-starter, and able to independently drive tasks to completion

Preferred Qualifications:

• Mastersor PhD inElectricalEngineering, ComputerEngineeringora related
• 14+ years of work experience demonstrating working on complex systems engineering challenges to validate and debug HW-FW-SW challenges in a server compute rack or data center blade environment.
• Experience designing and deploying modern AI/ML rack scale systems
• Knowledge of industry standards and best practices for hardwaredevelopment
• Familiarity with emerging technologies in AI andData Center
• Comfortable meeting,engagingand collaborating with ODM partners across the globe.

USA Benefits
In addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers flexible working and a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, wellbeing and financial future. Our benefits include medical, dental and vision coverage, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), disability and life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, commuter benefits, wellness services and an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP). We welcome people of different backgrounds and experiences; we're committed to building an inclusive work environment that makes Graphcore a great home for everyone. We offer an equal opportunity process and understand that there are visible and invisible differences in all of us. We can provide a flexible approach to interview and encourage you to chat to us if you require any reasonable adjustments.