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Director Post-Silicon Validation Functional

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Graphcore

Graphcore is a Bristol-based AI chipmaker (IPU accelerators), a SoftBank subsidiary and a Molten Ventures portfolio company.

About Graphcore

Graphcore (graphcore.ai) is a British semiconductor company building Intelligence Processing Units (IPUs) for AI workloads. Founded in Bristol in 2016, it was acquired by SoftBank in 2024. It is a portfolio company of Molten Ventures.

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About the Role

You will lead post-silicon validation for the full AI SoC across silicon, firmware, and platform levels. You will plan, develop, deploy, and debug validation tests; build automated Python test frameworks and regression suites; analyse failures; improve validation methodologies and infrastructure; collaborate across engineering disciplines; and provide technical guidance and feedback to architects.

Requirements

  • Understanding of machine learning applications and workloads
  • Strong experience with bare-metal and embedded C/C++
  • Problem-solving, analytical, and diagnostic skills
  • Ability to work across teams and programming languages to find root causes of critical and complex issues
  • Experience with post-silicon validation in digital ASIC environments
  • Python
  • Linux
  • Communication skills and ability to explain difficult concepts

Responsibilities

  • Plan, design, develop, and debug silicon validation tests in bare-metal C/C++ on FPGA and emulator before first silicon
  • Deploy and debug silicon validation tests on first silicon
  • Develop automated Python test frameworks and regression test suites
  • Collaborate with engineers across disciplines
  • Implement validation test best practices and continuous improvements with Validation and Production Test engineering peers
  • Analyse test results and identify and debug failures and defects
  • Contribute to shared test and validation infrastructure
  • Provide feedback to architects
  • Report project status and progress to program management
  • Provide technical guidance to engineering team members

Benefits

  • Flexible working
  • Medical coverage
  • Dental coverage
  • Vision coverage
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Health Savings Accounts
  • Disability insurance
  • Life insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Commuter benefits
  • Wellness services
  • Employee Assistance Programme
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