Hardware Development Engineer
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.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
Design circuit solutions for processor systems and validation platforms, translating requirements into schematics, layout constraints, and testable hardware. Develop production systems and test boards, define validation plans, run lab campaigns, debug prototypes, interpret results, and prove performance, margin, and reliability through mass-production readiness.
Requirements
- Strong digital circuit design and validation skills
- Experience with DCDC regulators, power delivery, resets, clocks, and control interfaces
- Experience developing processor-based systems
- Experience with Ethernet, PCIe, DDR, USB, QSPI, and JTAG
- Practical lab experience in bring-up, debug, margin testing, and validation using oscilloscopes, logic analysers, and signal generators
- Ability to script tests and analyse results using Linux, Python, Bash, and Excel
- Understanding of server architecture including BMC, NIC, and SSD
- SERDES experience
- Ownership mindset, clear communication, and confidence working across disciplines
- Legal right to work in the UK; visa sponsorship is unavailable
Responsibilities
- Design circuit solutions for processor systems and validation platforms
- Translate system requirements into schematics, layout constraints, and testable hardware
- Develop production systems and test boards for development, validation, and customer enablement
- Define validation plans and run lab campaigns
- Debug prototypes and interpret results with firmware and architecture contributors
- Prove performance, margin, and reliability before volume production
- Own designs from first schematic through mass-production readiness
Benefits
- Flexible working
- Generous leave
- Up to 5% matched pension
- Phantom equity
- Collaborative office spaces
- Free food
- On-site barista
- Income protection
- Life assurance
- Private medical insurance option
- Dental cover option
- Health cash plan
- Cycle to work scheme
- Give as you earn