Director of Aftermarket Services

Graphcore

About Graphcore  At Graphcore, we’re building the future of AI compute.We’re a team of semiconductor, software and AI experts, with deep experience in creating the complete AI compute stack - from silicon and software to infrastructure at datacenter scale.As part of the SoftBank Group, backed by significant long-term investment, we are delivering key technology into the fast-growing SoftBank AI ecosystem.To meet the vast and exciting AI opportunity, Graphcore is expanding its teams around the world.We are bringing together the brightest minds to solve the toughest problems, in a place where everyone has the opportunity to make an impact on the company, our products and the future of artificial intelligence. Job Summary     As Director of Product Engineering, you will be responsible for ensuring that Graphcore products are manufactured with optimised yield, quality and cost, throughout the product lifecycle. To support this, you will recruit and lead a team of Product Engineers to work closely with OSATs, test engineering, manufacturingand quality teams to release new products and sustain high volume production.    The Team    The role will be as part of the Product Test and Diagnosis team, which is part of the Graphcore Manufacturing Operations department and has members in Bristol, Cambridge, India, US and Taiwan. The team is responsible for definition, development, and execution of an end-to-end test strategy spanning silicon, board-level assemblies, server blades, and rack-scale systems. Testing is performed across the full product lifecycle, including manufacturing, and deployed field environments.    Responsibilities and Duties    * Recruit, develop, and manage a team of product engineers with expertise in semiconductor and PCBA manufacturing  * Drive yield, quality and cost optimisation across the product lifecycle, including chip manufacturing, test, PCBA and system level manufacturing  * Work closely with test engineering to define requirements for coverage, reporting and datalog formats from both ATE and system level electrical test   * Own analytics for SMT manufacturing processes, including SPI/AOI/AXI/ICT etc  * Own analytics for board and system level testing, including boundary scan and functional testing at board/blade/rack level  * Work with technology and manufacturing specialists to manage low yield events in production and drive overall yield improvement  * Support RMA analysis and reliability/qualification activities  * Establish best practices for data collection, cleaning, correlation, and visualization  * Collaborate with the Data Engineering and Analytics team to develop loading scripts for new data sources and optimise database schemas   * Define and develop standard analyses such as dashboards and enable fast self-service access to data for end users  * Regular travel to OSATs and manufacturing partners will be required      Candidate Profile    Essential:    * Extensive experience (10+ years) in semiconductor product engineering, test engineering, or manufacturing engineering  * Proven people leadership experience, including cross-geography hiring and team building    * Solid experience in high-volume semiconductor/electronics manufacturing, data visualization tools, and manufacturing systems/databases (MES)  * Extensive understanding of semiconductor, PCBA and system level manufacturing and testing  * Extensive expertise in statistical analysis (SPC, DOE, regression, hypothesis testing) and six sigma methodologies  * Extensive expertise in analysing and visualising large manufacturing datasets  * Proficiency in data tools such as Python, SQL, JMP, or similar.  * Demonstrated success driving yield and cost improvements in high-volume production  * Comfortable leading cross-functional teams and communicating clearly and concisely across the organisation  * Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics or similar    Desirable:  * Extensive experience and expertise in JMP and in using the JMP scripting language to build standard analysis reports, dashboards and applications  * Experience in using data visualisation tools such as Apache Superset  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 GRAPHCORE  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.   JOB SUMMARY  We are looking for a Director of Software Architect to lead the architectural vision of the software stack for the Graphcore ML accelerator. In this role, you lead an architecture team that will define the software architecture for Graphcore products. You are a thought leader and an advocate for our long-term technical vision, engaging with project stakeholder, external partners and customers to ensure alignment and clarity. You are an excellent communicator, and you proactively convey architectural decisions and changes as the product evolves. THE TEAM  The software architecture team is responsible for defining, maintaining and communicating the overarching architecture of our software stack, from firmware to ML frameworks. The team works within the wider software organisation, partnering closely with engineering teams who deliver against this architectural vision.  RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES * Communicate the long-term technical vision & strategy for the software architecture * Define the processes and procedures to define, agree and maintain the software architecture. * Act as an advocate and thought leader for the long-term technical vision across the organisation. * Advocate for the user experience to ensure that the software architecture results in a software stack that is easy to use.   * Manage technical and project-level architectural risks.  * Work closely with engineering, product, leadership, and partners to ensure alignment between business goals and architectural vision.  * Inspire, grow, mentor and develop the software architecture team. * Clearly communicate the trade off’s for architectural decisions that have company wide impacts. * Stay informed about trends and developments in the ML/software ecosystem. CANDIDATE PROFILE ESSENTIAL: * Proven experience in a leadership role. * Experience of working with silicon and hardware teams. * Technical expertise in the ML accelerator software space. * Excellent communication skill, both written and verbal.  * Collaborative mindset and ability to influence.  * Pragmatic approach to decision making, being very aware of trade-offs and implications.  * Experience in one or more of these technologies; Firmware, Drivers, ML frameworks (PyTorch, Triton, etc), Collectives, HPC, Tooling, C & C++, CPU architectures. DESIRABLE * Demonstrable experience in a previous architecture role.  BENEFITS In addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers flexible working, a generous annual leave policy, private medical insurance and health cash plan, a dental plan, pension (matched up to 5%), life assurance and income protection. We have a generous parental leave policy and an employee assistance programme (which includes health, mental wellbeing, and bereavement support). We offer a range of healthy food and snacks at our central Bristol office and have our own barista bar! 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. Applicants for this position must hold the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately at this time, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship or support for visa applications

Graphcore

About Graphcore  At Graphcore, we’re building the future of AI compute. We’re a team of semiconductor, software and AI experts, with deep experience in creating the complete AI compute stack - from silicon and software to infrastructure at datacenter scale. As part of the SoftBank Group, backed by significant long-term investment, we are delivering key technology into the fast-growing SoftBank AI ecosystem. To meet the vast and exciting AI opportunity, Graphcore is expanding its teams around the world. We are bringing together the brightest minds to solve the toughest problems, in a place where everyone has the opportunity to make an impact on the company, our products and the future of artificial intelligence. Job Summary  We are seeking a Director of Silicon Logical Design to lead and scale our Logical Design group within the Silicon department. This role is accountable for the overall strategy, technical direction, execution quality and team development for Graphcores microarchitecture and RTL design efforts.  The Director will be responsible for ensuring that our logical design methodologies, architectures and RTL implementations meet world class standards for performance, power, area, and schedule. This leader will partner closely with Architecture, Physical Design, Verification, DFT and Program Management teams to ensure successful, predictable silicon delivery aligned with Graphcores long term product roadmap.  The Team  The Logical Design team deliver the micro-architecture and RTL that realise our advanced chip architectures. As Director, you will guide this multi site team, strengthen cross functional collaboration, and drive the evolution of our design flows and capabilities.  Responsibilities and Duties  Leadership & Strategy  * Define and execute the strategic roadmap for Logical Design, ensuring alignment with Graphcores silicon and product strategy.  * Lead, grow and mentor a high performing RTL/micro architecture design organisation.  * Establish and implement best in class design methodologies, documentation standards and quality metrics.  * Drive continuous improvement across team structure, workflows, tooling, and design processes.    Technical Ownership  * Provide technical oversight of micro architecture specification and RTL development across all major blocks and subsystems.  * Guide architectural feasibility studies, contribute to architectural trade offs and micro architecture definition.  * Oversee the integration of third party IP, complex application specific blocks, and high performance custom designs.  * Ensure robust design sign off through high quality linting, synthesis, CDC/RDC, timing closure and coverage metrics.    Cross-Functional Collaboration  * Partner closely with Physical Design, Verification, DFT, Architecture and Program Management teams to ensure cohesive planning and execution.  * Foster strong communication across teams and global sites, ensuring alignment on priorities, risks and deliverables.  * Support silicon bring-up and debug efforts by providing expert guidance and deep understanding of RTL behaviour and architecture.    Execution & Delivery  * Own delivery of high quality, on schedule RTL for multiple parallel silicon programs.  * Establish scalable project planning and tracking practices, including resource planning and risk mitigation.  * Champion design automation and infrastructure improvements to accelerate productivity and improve design quality.  Essential Skills & Experience  * Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a related field; advanced degree preferred.  * Extensive experience in digital logical design, micro-architecture and RTL development for large scale, high performance silicon projects.  * Proven success leading and developing technical teams in a semiconductor environment.  * Deep expertise in SystemVerilog or VHDL and familiarity with modern digital design flows.  * Strong ability to diagnose and resolve complex design issues, including via scripting/programming (Python, Tcl, etc.).  * Demonstrated excellence in cross functional leadership and communication across global teams.  * Strong organisational skills with ability to manage multiple priorities and drive execution in fast-paced environments.    Desirable Experience  * Processor or accelerator micro architecture.  * High-speed serial interfaces and complex, high bandwidth IP blocks.  * Arithmetic pipeline design and floating point datapaths.  * Advanced synthesis, timing analysis, power analysis, and logical equivalence checking.  * Design-for-test methodologies.  * Power integrity and silicon device level understanding.  * Experience with silicon bring-up and post-silicon validation.  * Program planning and multi-project execution leadership.