Graphcore
Senior Firmware Validation Engineer
Austin, Texas, United States · Senior
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 36 days ago
CI/CDElectrical EngineeringManual Testing
About the role
- This role focuses on validating firmware components including SoC firmware (EDK II/UEFI), OpenBMC firmware, rack management services, and platform-level infrastructure used in hyperscale AI server deployments.
- Graphcore is a globally recognised leader in Artificial Intelligence computing systems.
Responsibilities
- Develop validation plans and automated test frameworks for platform bring-up and firmware lifecycle management.
- Validate firmware update frameworks including signed updates, redundancy mechanisms, and rollback protection.
- Drive validation of platform security features including Root of Trust, secure boot, and TPM integration.
- Develop automation frameworks and regression testing pipelines supporting firmware validation.
- Collaborate with silicon vendors, ODM partners, and platform engineering teams during bring-up and manufacturing ramp.
- Experience building automation frameworks and CI/CD pipelines for firmware validation. </sp
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
- 6+ years of experience in firmware or platform validation for server or data center systems.
- Strong understanding of server architecture including power delivery, thermals, networking, and rack infrastructure.
- The company designs advanced semiconductors and data centre hardware that provide the specialised processing power needed to drive AI innovation, while delivering the efficiency required to support its broader adoption.
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 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.
- 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.
- The Platform Validation team ensures the reliability and quality of Graphcore's firmware and system software stack across server nodes and rack-scale AI infrastructure.
- The team collaborates closely with firmware engineering, silicon teams, hardware engineering, and ODM partners to validate complex platform management stacks and ensure production readiness.
- and Duties
- Define and execute validation strategy for rack-level firmware stacks across ARM server platforms.
- Integrate automated test cases for rack-level firmware components into CI/CD pipelines.
- Participate in system-level debugging and root cause analysis across firmware, hardware, and platform integration.
- Candidate Profile
- Experience validating ARM server firmware stacks including UEFI/EDK II and OpenBMC platforms.
- Experience validating firmware security features including Root of Trust and secure boot.
- Strong familiarity with firmware lifecycle management and firmware update frameworks.
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