Senior Signal Integrity Engineer

Graphcore•Austin, TX

About The Position

Graphcore is a leading innovator in Artificial Intelligence compute, developing hardware, software, and systems infrastructure to drive AI breakthroughs and widespread adoption. As part of the SoftBank Group, Graphcore aims to enable Artificial Super Intelligence and make its benefits accessible to everyone. The company fosters a culture of continuous learning and constant innovation, with diverse teams of AI research specialists, silicon designers, software engineers, and systems architects. This specific role is for a Senior Signal Integrity Engineer.

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
10+ years of experience in board-level hardware validation, system testing, or product validation.
3+ years of experience leading engineering teams.
Strong understanding of hardware development lifecycle (Proto, EVT, DVT, PVT).
Experience with lab instrumentation such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and power analyzers.
Proven track record delivering hardware products from prototype through production.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience driving root cause investigations.

Nice To Haves

Experience influencing validation requirements during architecture and schematic phases.
Experience embedding validation hooks and testability features into hardware designs.
Experience implementing automated hardware regression testing.
Familiarity with data pipelines, dashboards, and validation data analytics.
Experience validating multi-board systems and high-speed interfaces (PCIe, DDR, SerDes).
Experience working with power-dense or high-performance compute systems.

Responsibilities

Define and implement board and multi-board hardware validation plans across Proto, EVT, DVT, and PVT phases.
Develop and execute validation strategies covering electrical, functional, and system-level requirements.
Ensure validation coverage aligns with product specifications, customer requirements, and industry standards.
Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions for hardware validation failures.
Build, mentor, and manage a team of hardware validation engineers.
Collaborate with hardware design, silicon, firmware, and manufacturing teams across the product lifecycle.
Establish validation milestones and deliverables aligned with program schedules and product release goals.
Drive improvements in validation methodology, tooling, automation, and data analysis.