Principal Product Engineer
Core
Ensuring Graphcore AI chips and systems are manufactured with optimized yield, quality, and cost throughout the product lifecycle.
Role type
Principal Product Engineer (Semiconductor Manufacturing)
Builds
AI compute stack including silicon, board-level assemblies, server blades, and rack-scale systems
Domain
Semiconductor manufacturing and AI hardware
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Semiconductor product engineering, manufacturing analytics, system-level test processes, yield optimization, SMT process analytics, boundary scan, functional testing, RMA analysis, data visualization, database schema optimization
Preferred skills
OSAT collaboration, high-volume production management, low yield event resolution
Technologies
ATE, SPI, AOI, AXI, ICT, boundary scan, functional test equipment
Responsibilities
Drive yield, quality, and cost optimization across chip, test, PCBA, and system-level manufacturing; Define test requirements for coverage and reporting; Own analytics for SMT and board/system-level testing; Manage low yield events and drive improvement; Support RMA analysis and reliability activities; Establish best practices for data collection and visualization; Collaborate on data loading scripts and database optimization
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with technical leadership