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Staff Systems Bring Up Engineer

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Graphcore

Graphcore is a Bristol-based AI chipmaker (IPU accelerators), a SoftBank subsidiary and a Molten Ventures portfolio company.

Maintainer signals as of 8/14/2026

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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About the Role

You will lead system enablement and first-silicon bring-up for ARM-based compute nodes and racks. You will develop validation methodologies, lab hardware, system software, debug tools, and test plans; triage issues across hardware, firmware, and software; and drive technical improvements through program milestones.

Requirements

  • Extensive first-silicon and system bring-up validation experience
  • Understanding of PCIe and CXL
  • Storage and networking enablement experience
  • Knowledge of ARM CPU or x86 architecture
  • Knowledge of SoC design, memory, RAS, and power management
  • System architecture, technical debugging, and validation strategy experience
  • Platform and system-level debugging experience
  • Operating system, device driver, and system BIOS knowledge
  • Linux and Windows experience
  • Hypervisor experience with VMware, KVM, or Hyper-V
  • Technical program management experience
  • Datacenter technology knowledge
  • Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
  • 14+ years of work experience
  • AI/ML rack-scale systems experience

Responsibilities

  • Lead system enablement for first silicon and firmware components
  • Drive firmware integration methodology and configuration management
  • Develop lab hardware, system software capabilities, visibility, and debug tools
  • Triage issues during rack validation, post-silicon validation, and production
  • Develop test plans and lead test case development and execution
  • Drive technical innovation across system validation

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
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