Hardware Validation & Debug Engineer - Power Electronics
Core
Validate power systems and debug hardware platforms to ensure stable, efficient AI compute performance under real-world conditions.
Role type
Senior IC hardware validation and debug engineer (power electronics)
Builds
Graphcore silicon and platform hardware systems
Domain
AI compute hardware, power electronics, and system integration
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
board bring-up, multi-phase SMPS validation, power delivery network analysis, PCB debugging, signal integrity analysis, root cause analysis, lab instrumentation (oscilloscopes, logic analysers, electronic loads, power analysers), voltage rail validation, thermal performance analysis
Preferred skills
firmware collaboration, cross-team issue resolution, independent ownership of debug activities
Technologies
multi-phase SMPS, power delivery networks, PCB, voltage rails, high-bandwidth oscilloscopes, logic analysers, electronic loads, power analysers
Responsibilities
Create and execute bring-up and validation plans for new hardware platforms; investigate failures and analyze power integrity; debug PCB, power, signal integrity, and interface issues to root cause; collaborate with architecture, silicon, firmware, and PCB design teams
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
