Post Silicon Validation Engineer
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Graphcore is a SoftBank-owned AI-compute company developing AI processors, systems, and software for machine-learning workloads.
Bristol, United Kingdom
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 plan, develop, deploy, and debug silicon validation tests before and after first silicon. You will build automated Python test frameworks, analyze failures, improve validation infrastructure, collaborate across engineering disciplines, and provide feedback to architects.
Requirements
- Bare-metal or embedded C/C++ experience
- Knowledge of digital ASICs
- Post-silicon validation experience in digital ASIC environments
- Python
- Linux
- Communication skills
- Problem-solving, analytical, and diagnostic skills
Responsibilities
- Plan, design, develop, and debug silicon validation tests
- Deploy validation tests on first silicon
- Develop automated test frameworks and regression suites in Python
- Collaborate with engineers across disciplines
- Improve test methodologies
- Analyze test results and debug failures
- Contribute to shared validation infrastructure
- Provide feedback to architects
- Lead, mentor, and provide technical guidance to engineers
Benefits
- Flexible working
- Generous annual leave
- Private medical insurance
- Health cash plan
- Dental plan
- Pension matched up to 5%
- Life assurance
- Income protection
- Parental leave
- Employee assistance programme
- Healthy food and snacks at the Bristol office
- On-site barista bar