Graphcore is an AI infrastructure and hardware company.
<div class="job__description body"> <h2><strong>About Graphcore</strong></h2> <p><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-ccp-charstyle-defn="{"ObjectId":"ac0262f4-8a9e-5820-b908-2d943c5f7113|1","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[201342446,"1",201342447,"5",201342448,"1",201342449,"1",469777841,"Calibri",469777842,"",469777843,"Calibri",469777844,"Calibri",201341986,"1",469769226,"Calibri",268442635,"24",469775450,"normaltextrun",201340122,"1",134233614,"true",469778129,"normaltextrun",335572020,"1",469778324,"Default Paragraph Font"]}">Graphcore</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun"> is one of the world’s leading innovators in Artificial Intelligence compute.</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="eop" data-ccp-charstyle-defn="{"ObjectId":"920dbcde-2834-5e15-a5fa-062170b236ba|1","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[201342446,"1",201342447,"5",201342448,"1",201342449,"1",469777841,"Calibri",469777842,"",469777843,"Calibri",469777844,"Calibri",201341986,"1",469769226,"Calibri",268442635,"24",469775450,"eop",201340122,"1",134233614,"true",469778129,"eop",335572020,"1",469778324,"Default Paragraph Font"]}"> </span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">It is developing hardware, software and systems infrastructure that will unlock the next generation of AI breakthroughs and power the widespread adoption of AI solutions across every industry.</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="eop"> </span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">As part of the SoftBank Group, </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">Graphcore</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun"> is a member of an elite family of companies responsible for some of the world’s most transformative technologies. Together, they share a bold vision: to enable Artificial Super Intelligence and ensure its benefits are accessible to everyone. </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="eop"> </span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">Graphcore’s</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun"> teams are drawn from diverse backgrounds and bring a broad range of skills and perspectives. A melting pot of AI research specialists, silicon designers, software engineers and systems architects, </span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">Graphcore</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun"> enjoys a culture of continuous learning and constant innovation.</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="eop"> </span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> <br><br></span><strong>The Role:</strong></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">We are looking to hire Post-Silicon Validation Engineers to join our collaborative, cross-functional development team validating cutting edge, high performance AI chips and platforms. You will play a critical role in supporting new product introductions and post-silicon validation.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span><span data-contrast="none">Working within the Post-Silicon Validation team, you will be involved with bringing first silicon to life, functionally validating it and working closely with many other teams to help it become a fully characterised and working product, reporting project status/progress to program management on a regular basis. You will have the opportunity to, and be responsible for, leading, mentoring, and providing technical guidance to other engineering team members. In this role, you can leverage your experience and industry knowledge to architect and drive implementation of continuous improvements to test infrastructure and processes.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">The Post-Silicon Validation team sits within the Architecture and Validation team, we are responsible for validation of new silicon when it returns from manufacture, enabling and supporting the production SW and FW teams to bring up their software and also supporting the Silicon Characterisation team. </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Responsibilities and Duties</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="none">Plan, design, develop and debug silicon validation tests in bare metal C/C++ on FPGA/Emulator prior to first silicon</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Deploy silicon validation tests on first silicon and debugging them</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Develop automated test framework and regression test suites in Python to optimize validation efficiency</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Collaborate closely with engineers from many other disciplines on a variety of topics</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Work with Validation and Production Test engineering peers to implement best practices and continuous improvements to test methodologies</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Analyse test results, identify and debug failures/defects</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Contribute to shared test and validation infrastructure</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Provide feedback to architects</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Essential skills:</span><span data-cc