Staff Power Electronics Engineer
Graphcore is a Bristol-based AI chipmaker (IPU accelerators), a SoftBank subsidiary and a Molten Ventures portfolio company.
Maintainer signals as of 8/23/2026
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.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will design and specify components across the grid-to-chip power chain and build test environments for validation. You will create test hardware and custom prototypes perform high-power and reliability testing support production transitions and resolve complex power hardware and firmware issues.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Master’s or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering
- Knowledge of power electronics
- Experience with power system and power delivery architecture design and development
- Experience testing high-voltage and high-power systems
- Proficiency in power hardware and firmware development and debugging
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
- Strong communication and teamwork skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced multifaceted environment
Responsibilities
- Design and specify components and systems in the grid-to-chip power chain
- Build test environments and perform engineering testing and validation
- Design test hardware fixtures loads and devices for varied loading conditions
- Perform function robustness reliability high-power cycle high-bandwidth power and energy storage testing
- Design and prototype custom power conversion components
- Support transitions from validation into manufacturing and production
- Ensure IT power remains robust during grid disturbances
- Guide manufacturers ODMs and engineering teams on testing and validation procedures
- Resolve complex power hardware and firmware issues