Hardware Summer Intern
Graphcore is a SoftBank-owned AI-compute company developing AI processors, systems, and software for machine-learning workloads.
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 a scoped hardware design, analysis, validation or debugging task. Depending on your project, you will support schematic and circuit design, PCB development, board bring-up, laboratory testing, high-speed-link analysis, layout reviews, interconnect simulation, and comparison of laboratory measurements with analysis.
Requirements
- Currently studying Electronic Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics or a closely related technical discipline
- Electrical and electronic engineering foundations
- Interest in hardware design or signal integrity
- Ability to work with measurements or technical data and explain conclusions
- Right to work in the UK for the full programme duration without visa sponsorship
Responsibilities
- Contribute to hardware design, analysis, validation or debugging tasks
- Support schematic and circuit design, component evaluation and PCB development
- Perform board bring-up and laboratory testing
- Investigate faults and develop test and debug access
- Analyse high-speed links, memory interfaces, clocks and timing-critical signals
- Review PCB layouts and routing
- Simulate interconnect behaviour and compare measurements with analysis
Benefits
- Flexible working
- 5 days of annual leave
- Free food, ice cream and an on-site barista
- Access to O’Reilly online learning platform
Hiring Process
Application questions, CV and cover letter; technical assessment for successful candidates; in-person assessment for final-stage candidates.