Staff Hardware Project Engineer
Graphcore is a Bristol-based AI chipmaker (IPU accelerators), a SoftBank subsidiary and a Molten Ventures portfolio company.
Maintainer signals as of 8/20/2026
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.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will coordinate multiple development teams and provide technical oversight for system-level hardware deliverables. You will plan milestones, risks, and execution, coordinate hardware and manufacturing disciplines, manage deliverables through the product lifecycle, identify mitigations, support program reviews, and resolve cross-functional issues with internal teams and ODM partners.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
- 7+ years of project engineering experience or an appropriate level of experience
- Strong understanding of digital and mixed-signal electronic systems
- Experience working with ODMs, contract manufacturers, or external engineering partners
- Strong hardware background
- Excellent technical documentation and communication skills
- International and domestic travel as needed
- Experience with server, networking, embedded, AI/ML hardware, or data center platforms is desirable
- Experience supporting NPI and manufacturing ramp activities is desirable
- Experience with schematic review and PCB design fundamentals is desirable
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain integrated project milestones, risks, and execution plans
- Coordinate cross-functional teams across hardware, mechanical, electrical, firmware, BIOS, BMC, signal integrity, thermal, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and operations
- Manage development engineering deliverables through each product lifecycle phase
- Identify technical risks and develop mitigation strategies
- Support program reviews with status reporting and data-driven decisions
- Coordinate issue resolution across engineering organizations
- Work directly with ODM partners
Benefits
- Flexible working
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Health Savings Accounts
- Disability insurance
- Life insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Commuter benefits
- Wellness services
- Employee Assistance Programme
