Role Overview
Build the test systems that help deliver AI hardware at production scale. As a Staff Hardware System Test Engineer, you’ll develop manufacturing test solutions for complex compute systems, ensuring products reach customers with the quality and reliability expected from Graphcore. You’ll shape how hardware is tested across Host Processor Modules, server blades, and multi-node racks, with tools, test content, and diagnostics directly influencing manufacturing efficiency and product quality. You’ll develop test software, design test approaches, solve challenging hardware issues, and work closely with hardware, firmware, software, and manufacturing teams to improve test coverage and diagnose problems quickly. This role offers broad technical scope across silicon, boards, systems, software, and manufacturing, allowing influence on engineering decisions and raising technical standards across the organization.
Team Culture
The Product Test and Diagnosis team owns the strategy for finding and diagnosing hardware defects throughout the product lifecycle, working across silicon, boards, servers, and rack‑scale systems. Day to day, engineers work closely with design, firmware, software, quality, and manufacturing teams, solving problems through data, technical debate, and hands‑on investigation. You’ll join a global engineering group spanning the UK, Taiwan, India, and the United States. People are trusted to take ownership, make decisions, and drive improvements that deliver measurable results.
What we’re looking for
- Experience developing manufacturing test solutions for high‑performance servers, accelerators, or large‑scale compute hardware
- Strong understanding of silicon, board, and system‑level design, with the ability to lead complex debug investigations
- Proven technical leadership as an individual contributor across cross‑functional engineering projects
- Experience working with software, firmware, and platform teams to improve testability and diagnosability
- Hands‑on experience with Linux, OpenBMC, hardware diagnostics, and system‑level test tools
- Strong software engineering skills, including automation and test infrastructure development using Python, Bash, or similar languages
- Unlimited annual leave
- Up to 5% matched pension
- Phantom equity – share in Graphcore’s success
- True flexibility in how and where you work
- Office spaces designed for collaboration
- Free food and an on‑site barista
- Health cash plan
- Income protection
- Life assurance
- Along with other benefits you can choose from (private medical insurance, dental plan etc)
Equal Opportunity Statement
We welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences and are committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone can do their best work. We’re an equal opportunity employer and recognise that everyone brings different strengths and perspectives. If you need any adjustments during the interview process, just let us know – we’re happy to support you.
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