Director Sustaining Engineering
Graphcore is a Bristol-based AI chipmaker (IPU accelerators), a SoftBank subsidiary and a Molten Ventures portfolio company.
Maintainer signals as of 8/23/2026
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.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will define power delivery architecture from the data center power drop through systems and chips. You will establish roadmaps, specify rack-level components, set data center power policies, validate hardware and firmware, develop prototypes, resolve complex issues, and ensure compliance with industry standards.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s master’s or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering with specialized Power Engineering knowledge
- Demonstrated ability in power system and delivery architecture design and development
- Experience with rack-level hardware design for servers storage networking and power distribution
- Proficiency in power hardware and firmware development and debugging
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
- Strong communication and teamwork skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced multifaceted environment
Responsibilities
- Design power delivery from data center power drops through systems and chips
- Establish power engineering roadmaps and coordinate vendor technology development
- Specify resilient rack-level power hardware and firmware
- Set data center power policies for buffering scheduling monitoring and fault accommodation
- Ensure IT power remains robust during grid disturbances
- Apply and develop board and system-level power regulation technologies
- Guide manufacturers and engineering teams on testing and validation
- Develop and test hardware prototypes
- Resolve complex power hardware and firmware issues
- Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations
