CareerPlan

Hardware Development Engineer

BristolFull-time2026-10-08 → 2026-11-10
On-siteNo visa sponsorship

Core

Design circuit solutions for Graphcore processor systems and validation platforms, turning system requirements into schematics, layout constraints, and testable hardware.

Role type

Hardware Development Engineer (IC)

Builds

Production systems and test boards for Graphcore processors

Domain

AI compute hardware / Processor systems

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Digital circuit design, DCDC regulators, power delivery, resets, clocks, control interfaces, processor-based system development, Ethernet, PCIe, DDR, USB, QSPI, JTAG, lab bring-up, debug, margin testing, validation, Linux scripting, Python, Bash, Excel, server architecture (BMC, NIC, SSD), SERDES

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

Graphcore processors, Linux, Python, Bash, Excel, Oscilloscopes, Logic analysers, Signal generators

Responsibilities

Design circuit solutions, create schematics and layout constraints, define validation plans, run lab campaigns, debug prototypes, interpret results with firmware and architecture teams

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC