Graphcore
Staff Engineer - Server Hardware Compute Blade and Rack Validation Lead
Austin, Texas, United States · Staff+
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 14 days ago
PythonCI/CDLinuxElectrical EngineeringResearchLeadership
About the role
- This role focuses on post-silicon system validation across the full lifecycle, ensuring functional, electrical, and thermal performance meets product objectives.
- The Rack Validation team is responsible for ensuring system readiness and quality at scale.
Responsibilities
- Lead post-silicon validation of AI compute blades and racks including test planning, development, and automation.
- Drive provisioning and integration of system components (SoC FW, BMC, RMC, OS) for rack-level readiness.
- Own execution against program achievements and report validation progress and risks.
- Triage test failures, collect debug data, and collaborate on root cause analysis.
- Collaborate with ODM/JDM partners on validation and quality.
- Mentor engineers and drive engineering excellence.
- You will own end-to-end blade and rack validation including planning, development, execution, and debug while collaborating across firmware, systems, and hardware teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
- Proven track record in system, rack, or embedded validation with leadership experience.
- Strong experience in large-scale hardware validation environments.
- Expertise in CPU/GPU, memory, IO, and firmware validation.
- Experience with Linux/server OS and automation using Python/Bash.
- Knowledge of IPMI, Redfish, PLDM.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and hardware interfaces.
- Experience with test management tools.
Compensation
- In addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers flexible working and a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, wellbeing and financial future.
Benefits
- Track validation coverage and continuously improve test processes and infrastructure.
Company info
- 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 a best-in-class 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 a diverse group of 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.
- As part of the SoftBank Group, Graphcore is a member of a best-in-class 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 a diverse group of 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.
- The team works cross-functionally with firmware, silicon, and system engineering teams to validate complex AI compute platforms.
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