Graphcore
Principal Debug Validation Engineer
Austin, Texas, United States · Principal · Full-time · Posted Jun 25, 2026
- Experience
- 5 to 10 years’ experience (listed as desirable).
About the job
Validates new AI silicon by bringing up first silicon, debugging tests, and developing validation infrastructure and regression suites.
What you'll do
- Plan, develop, deploy, and debug silicon validation tests on FPGA/emulator and first silicon.
- Build Python test frameworks and regression suites; analyze results and investigate failures.
- Collaborate across engineering teams, improve validation practices, contribute to shared infrastructure, and provide feedback to architects.
What they ask for
- Strong experience in bare-metal or embedded C/C++.
- Experience with post-silicon validation in digital ASIC environments.
- Python and Linux.
- Understanding of ML applications and their workloads.
Nice to have
- 5 to 10 years’ experience; experience building and leading multi-site teams.
- Driver experience with PCIe, Ethernet, memory technologies, or peripherals; knowledge of mixed-signal building blocks, Arm CPUs, AMBA, characterization, failure analysis, test development, or statistical analysis.
Tools
C/C++, Python, Linux, PCIe, Ethernet, LPDDR, DDR, HBM
AI focus
Validates AI chips and platforms and requires understanding of ML applications and their workloads; no AI model development is stated.
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