Supply Quality Engineer

Graphcore; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

FSAs/HSAs

401(k)

Commuter benefits

Wellness services

EAP

Job summary

Graphcore is seeking a highly motivated Quality Specialist to manage supply chain quality in a high-tech manufacturing environment. You will lead APQP activities, perform FMEA, and develop control plans across our global supplier base to ensure readiness as we ramp production of advanced AI systems.

You will collect production metrics, support training, and help Kaizen events to improve processes. The role requires collaboration with engineering leaders and factory staff, with Lean or Six Sigma

Qualifications

• Experience with APQP activities, FMEAs, SPC and control plans to proactively identify and mitigate quality risks.
• Structured root-cause analysis (8D, 5-Why) facilitation with engineering and management teams.
• Semiconductor industry experience with supplier quality improvements; Lean and/or Six Sigma certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate APQP activities and risk assessment, FMEA and control plan development.
• Create and maintain quality plans conforming to customer specs and internal standards.
• Collect and analyze production metrics (cycle time, yield) to support process and quality improvements.
• Support training and education of production personnel.
• Develop SOPs to improve operator efficiency and process consistency.
• Participate in Kaizen events to measure and continuously improve manufacturing processes.

Skills

APQP

FMEA

SPC

Control plans

VOC

Lean/6-Sigma

Tools

Lean Six Sigma

Job description

Graphcore is one of the world’s leading innovators in Artificial Intelligence compute. It is developing hardware, software and systems infrastructure that will unlock the next generation of AI breakthroughs and power the widespread adoption of AI solutions across every industry.

As part of the SoftBank Group, Graphcore is a member of an elite family of companies responsible for some of the world’s most transformative technologies. Together, they share a bold vision: to enable Artificial Super Intelligence and ensure its benefits are accessible to everyone.

Graphcore’s teams are drawn from diverse backgrounds and bring a broad range of skills and perspectives. A melting pot of AI research specialists, silicon designers, software engineers and systems architects, Graphcore brings together deep expertise to solve complex problems and deliver meaningful progress in AI compute.

Job Summary

We are seekinga highly motivated individual with experience inmanaging supply chain quality in ahigh-techmanufacturing organisation.The ideal candidate will be hands-on, comfortable with ambiguity and able to manage multiple projects and stakeholders simultaneously.

Working across our entire supply chain in atechnically challenging, fast paced environment, you willensure the readiness of our global supply chain to ramp successfully as we develop and manufacturethe world’s most advanced AI systems and services.

The Team

TheGraphcoreQuality Team delivers outstanding customer experience and champions sustainable excellence throughoutGraphcore. Weare responsible forcustomer, supplychainand product quality, as well as organisational compliance,governanceand assurance. You will be joining a diverse team of experts in these domains based in our Bristol, Cambridge(UK)andHsinchu(Taiwan)offices.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Facilitate APQP activities such as risk assessment, failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), and control plan development to proactivelyidentifyand mitigate quality risks
• Create andmaintainquality plans, ensuring conformance to customer specifications and internal standards
• Collect and analyse key production metrics such as cycle time and yield to support process and quality improvements
• Support trainingand educationof production personnel
• Develop standard operating procedures to improve operator efficiency and process consistency
• Participate in Kaizen events to measure, document, and continuously improve manufacturing processes

Candidate Profile

• Ability to work across several organisations with engineering leaders and factory operatives
• Expertisein APQP activities, FMEAs, SPC, control plans,ISOAuditand other quality tools
• Experience infacilitatingengineering and management teams throughstructuredroot cause analysis (8D, 5-why, etc)
• Gravitas torepresentGraphcoreand partner companies and act as Voice of the Customer within our supplier chain
• Passionate about consistently aiming for excellence, attention to detail and relentless focus on continuous improvement
• Highly developedproblem-solvingskills
• Acute focuson delivering results under pressure and to challenging deadlines
• Demonstrable experience inthe semiconductor industry,server manufacturing with an emphasis supplier qualityimprovements
• Certification and/or experience in Lean and/or 6-sigma

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.

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