CareerPlan

Graduate Hardware Engineer 2027

BristolFull-time2026-10-20 → 2026-11-10
On-siteNo visa sponsorship

Core

Design electronic systems for Graphcore's AI compute platforms, focusing on hardware circuits and signal integrity analysis.

Role type

Graduate Hardware Engineer (Hardware Design & Signal Integrity)

Builds

AI compute hardware boards and subsystems

Domain

Semiconductor hardware / AI infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Analog and digital electronics, circuit design, PCB layout, signal integrity analysis, schematic creation, component selection, simulation (HFSS, ADS), measurement and validation

Preferred skills

Transmission line theory, impedance control, crosstalk analysis, bring-up and validation, structured debugging

Technologies

Mentor Expedition, Ansys HFSS, Keysight ADS, I2C, SPI, GPIO, PCIe, Ethernet, DDR

Responsibilities

Develop circuits and create schematics, analyze high-speed links and timing-critical signals, compare simulations with laboratory measurements, investigate hardware issues, participate in design reviews and validation

Seniority

Graduate, 2-year learning program