Director Post-Silicon Validation Functional
Graphcore is a SoftBank-owned AI-compute company developing AI processors, systems, and software for machine-learning workloads.
Maintainer signals as of 9/25/2026
Funding history
About Graphcore
Graphcore develops Intelligence Processing Units (IPUs) and the Poplar SDK for building and running machine-learning applications. It continues operating under the Graphcore name as a wholly owned SoftBank Group subsidiary.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will lead post-silicon validation for a full AI system-on-chip across silicon, firmware, and platform levels. You will prepare validation tests before first silicon, deploy and debug them on new silicon, automate regression testing, analyse failures, and guide engineers. You will work with validation, production test, architecture, hardware, software, and systems colleagues to improve validation methods and report project progress.
Requirements
- Understanding of machine learning applications and workloads
- Experience with bare-metal or embedded C/C++
- Problem-solving, analytical, and diagnostic skills
- Ability to investigate root causes across teams and programming languages
- Experience with post-silicon validation in digital ASIC environments
- Python
- Linux
- Communication skills
- 10+ years of experience
- Experience building and leading multi-site teams
Responsibilities
- Plan, design, develop, and debug silicon validation tests in bare-metal C/C++ on FPGA and emulators
- Deploy validation tests on first silicon and debug them
- Develop automated test frameworks and Python regression suites
- Collaborate with engineers across disciplines
- Implement validation and production-test best practices and improve test methodologies
- Analyse test results 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