Senior Power and Performance Validation 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 define and execute power, thermal and performance validation for AI silicon and systems. You will lead bring-up and characterization, build automation and reporting tools, benchmark workloads, analyse bottlenecks and communicate technical findings.
Requirements
- Power and performance validation, silicon characterization or system performance engineering
- SoC architecture
- CPU
- memory
- interconnect
- high-speed I/O
- Linux
- low-level performance analysis
- Python
- benchmarking
- profiling
- hardware-software debugging
- validation methodology
- workload modelling
- test strategy
- data analysis
- communication
- cross-functional collaboration
Responsibilities
- Define validation strategies for power, thermal and performance characterization
- Plan and execute validation across projects and milestones
- Develop validation plans for functional, stress, workload and corner-case scenarios
- Lead post-silicon bring-up and characterization
- Validate CPU, memory, interconnect and high-speed I/O subsystems
- Develop Python automation, regression infrastructure and reporting tools
- Design and execute benchmark workloads, parameter sweeps and performance experiments
- Debug complex hardware and software issues with cross-functional partners
- Define validation metrics, pass/fail criteria and reporting methods
- Develop workload generators and micro-benchmarks
- Analyse power, thermal and performance data and recommend improvements
- Communicate findings, risks and recommendations to stakeholders
Benefits
- Flexible working
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account
- Disability insurance
- Life insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Commuter benefits
- Wellness services
- Employee Assistance Programme