Staff Hardware System Test Engineer

Graphcore

ABOUT THE JOB Help shape how AI hardware reaches production at scale. As a Staff Hardware System Test Engineer, you will build manufacturing test solutions for advanced AI systems. Your work will help ensure every product meets the highest quality standards before deployment. You will develop test software, create manufacturing test content, and improve test infrastructure across server modules, blades, and rack scale systems. You will work closely with hardware, firmware, and software engineers to solve complex technical challenges. This is an opportunity to influence manufacturing test strategy, improve production quality through data, and raise engineering standards across multiple teams. THE TEAM AND CULTURE You'll join the Product Test and Diagnosis team within Manufacturing Operations. The team owns test strategy across the product lifecycle, from manufacturing through to deployed systems. Day to day, you'll work across hardware, firmware, software, quality, and manufacturing engineering. Decisions are driven by technical evidence, manufacturing data, and a shared focus on product quality. You'll have the freedom to own technical problems, contribute to engineering direction, and support colleagues through design reviews, debugging, and technical guidance. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR ESSENTIAL * Experience developing manufacturing test solutions for high-performance servers, accelerators, or other large-scale compute hardware. * Strong technical leadership as an individual contributor, driving complex technical work across multiple teams. * Deep understanding of silicon, board, and system design, with experience defining test coverage and leading complex root cause investigations. * Hands-on experience with Linux, OpenBMC, hardware diagnostics, and scripting or automation using Python, Bash, or similar. * Proven ability to collaborate with hardware, firmware, software, and platform teams to improve testability and manufacturing quality. DESIRABLE * Experience with rack-scale or multi-node systems, high-speed interconnects, and production qualification of complex hardware. * Experience improving manufacturing performance through data-driven optimisation of yield, test time, and false fail rates. * Knowledge of open-source tools for manufacturing test, system bring-up, and hardware diagnostics. * Experience designing testability and diagnosability features, such as telemetry, self-test hooks, or debug interfaces, in partnership with design teams. BENEFITS * 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) 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. JOIN THE TEAM AT GRAPHCORE Graphcore is building the compute platform for the next generation of artificial intelligence. From advanced silicon to intelligent software, our technology is designed to unlock breakthroughs in AI and bring its benefits to every industry. As part of the SoftBank Group, we’re backed by one of the world’s most ambitious technology investors, working alongside companies shaping the future of AI. Together, we share a bold goal: to help enable artificial superintelligence and ensure it delivers meaningful impact at a global scale. At Graphcore, you’ll work with people who are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. Our teams bring together AI researchers, chip designers, software engineers and systems experts from a wide range of backgrounds. It’s an environment where we take on big challenges with curiosity and focus, move quickly and decisively, take real ownership of our work, and speak up to challenge ideas, stepping up to support each other and lead through action.

Graphcore

About us   Graphcore is one of the world’s leading innovators in Artificial Intelligence compute.  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. As part of the SoftBank Group, Graphcore 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.   Graphcore’s 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, Graphcore enjoys a culture of continuous learning and constant innovation.    About the Role We are looking for Staff System Software Engineer in Test to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for design, development, automation and reporting of Integration and system tests spanning across firmware and device drivers. This role requires you to have significant technical breadth and deep understanding of low-level system software specifically in server class systems. You will be part of a new team responsible for integration of different system software deliverables and development of system tests spanning all the components. You will contribute to shaping the test strategy , guide best practices and solve complex problems while maintaining a strong hands-on focus. You will partner with development and other QA teams to deliver high quality scalable and reliable solutions.   About the Team Integration and system test team is responsible for verification and validation of integrated components across Board management controller (BMC), Firmware and Linux device driver. The team is also responsible for management and maintenance of common tools and pipelines used across the system software organization.   Responsibilities and Duties Design and Development · Act as a technical authority for designing test infrastructure and features. · Design, Implement, Execute and report on high quality tests to ensure team has a high-quality gate for the system software release package. · Develop re-usable and scalable pipeline solutions to support component teams · Design, implement and maintain internal tools. · Take ownership of technically challenging areas and ensure near 100% feature coverage. · Perform initial triage and debugging of both internal and external issues. · Review and improve design, coding and implementation processes across the team.   Cross-Functional Interactions · Collaborate with component developers and QA to understand the interactions between different components. · Consult stakeholders of the package to understand their use-cases to develop robust system tests. · Develop acceptance pipelines covering tests across teams using the system software package. · Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both expert and non-expert audiences. Quality, Reliability and System thinking · Ensure correctness, robustness, security, scalability and maintainability of the tools and pipeline solutions. · Contribute to improvement in validation framework, CI/CD systems, testing methodologies and packaging pipelines. · Drive root-cause investigations and long-term corrective actions along with the component teams for all incoming issues.   Mentorship · Mentor junior engineers within the team. · Raise quality and coding standards through guidance, best practices and setting an example. · Contribute to long term improvements in culture and team ceremonies.   Essentials · 10+ years of experience in low level system testing and integration. · Experience working with RTOS and complex boot logic. · Experience working with Linux and device drivers · Experience in test development using Python and C/C++. · Experience with CI/CD pipelines using GitHub/GitLab/Jenkins or similar. · Experience with build and integration tools and modern testing practices. · Excellent problem-solving skills and a track record of working with complex cross-layer issues. · Strong communication skills and proven ability to document.   Desired · Experience working with server class systems · Experience either with openBMC or Zephyr. · Experience with Qemu or similar emulation environment. Benefits In addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers a competitive benefits package. We welcome people of different backgrounds and experiences; we’re committed to building an inclusive work environment that makes Graphcore a great home for everyone. We offer an equal opportunity process and understand that there are visible and invisible differences in all of us. We can provide a flexible approach to interview and encourage you to chat to us if you require any reasonable adjustments.

Graphcore

About us   Graphcore is one of the world’s leading innovators in Artificial Intelligence compute.  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. As part of the SoftBank Group, Graphcore 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.   Graphcore’s 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, Graphcore enjoys a culture of continuous learning and constant innovation.      About the Role We are looking for Staff System Software Engineer in Test to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for design, development, automation and reporting of Integration and system tests spanning across firmware and device drivers. This role requires you to have significant technical breadth and deep understanding of low-level system software specifically in server class systems. You will be part of a new team responsible for integration of different system software deliverables and development of system tests spanning all the components. You will contribute to shaping the test strategy , guide best practices and solve complex problems while maintaining a strong hands-on focus. You will partner with development and other QA teams to deliver high quality scalable and reliable solutions.     About the Team   Integration and system test team is responsible for verification and validation of integrated components across Board management controller (BMC), Firmware and Linux device driver. The team is also responsible for management and maintenance of common tools and pipelines used across the system software organization.     Responsibilities and Duties   Design and Development · Act as a technical authority for designing test infrastructure and features. · Design, Implement, Execute and report on high quality tests to ensure team has a high-quality gate for the system software release package. · Develop re-usable and scalable pipeline solutions to support component teams · Design, implement and maintain internal tools. · Take ownership of technically challenging areas and ensure near 100% feature coverage. · Perform initial triage and debugging of both internal and external issues. · Review and improve design, coding and implementation processes across the team. Cross-Functional Interactions · Collaborate with component developers and QA to understand the interactions between different components. · Consult stakeholders of the package to understand their use-cases to develop robust system tests. · Develop acceptance pipelines covering tests across teams using the system software package. · Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both expert and non-expert audiences. Quality, Reliability and System thinking · Ensure correctness, robustness, security, scalability and maintainability of the tools and pipeline solutions. · Contribute to improvement in validation framework, CI/CD systems, testing methodologies and packaging pipelines. · Drive root-cause investigations and long-term corrective actions along with the component teams for all incoming issues. Mentorship · Mentor junior engineers within the team. · Raise quality and coding standards through guidance, best practices and setting an example. · Contribute to long term improvements in culture and team ceremonies.   Candidate Profile   Essentials · 10+ years of experience in low level system testing and integration. · Experience working with RTOS and complex boot logic. · Experience working with Linux and device drivers · Experience in test development using Python and C/C++. · Experience with CI/CD pipelines using GitHub/GitLab/Jenkins or similar. · Experience with build and integration tools and modern testing practices. · Excellent problem-solving skills and a track record of working with complex cross-layer issues. · Strong communication skills and proven ability to document.   Desired · Experience working with server class systems · Experience either with openBMC or Zephyr. · Experience with Qemu or similar emulation environment.