Staff Systems Bring Up Engineer
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
