Graduate Systems Engineer
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 contribute to the design, integration, testing, and validation of CPU and high-speed I/O subsystems. You will create validation tools, perform laboratory measurements, analyze system behavior, investigate issues, document results, and communicate technical recommendations.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, systems engineering, or a closely related field
- Foundation in computer architecture, digital systems, embedded systems, hardware-software interaction, or system-level engineering
- Hands-on laboratory testing and technical measurement experience
- Experience with Python, C, C++, MATLAB, or another programming or scripting language
- Ability to plan technical work, analyze test data, document results, and draw evidence-based conclusions
- Problem-solving, troubleshooting, root-cause investigation, communication, and cross-disciplinary collaboration skills
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the design, integration, and testing of CPU and high-speed I/O subsystems
- Own engineering tasks from requirements and test planning through execution and review
- Develop system-level validation plans, procedures, scripts, and tools
- Evaluate platform performance, power, signal behavior, reliability, and interoperability
- Investigate PCIe 6.0 and 800G Ethernet technologies
- Support power, cooling, and energy-efficiency investigations
- Use laboratory equipment to execute tests and collect evidence
- Analyze unexpected behavior, investigate root causes, and verify corrective actions
- Maintain requirements, test procedures, scripts, data summaries, and change records
- Present results, risks, and technical recommendations