Graphcore
Staff Engineer - Server Hardware Compute Blade and Rack Validation Lead
Austin, Texas, United States · Staff · Full-time · Posted Apr 16, 2026
- Education
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
About the job
Leads end-to-end post-silicon validation of AI compute blades and racks, ensuring functional, electrical, and thermal performance and readiness at scale.
What you'll do
- Plan, develop, automate, and execute blade and rack validation; track coverage, progress, and risks.
- Provision and integrate system components, triage failures, gather debug data, and collaborate on root-cause analysis.
- Work with ODM/JDM partners and cross-functional teams; mentor engineers and improve validation processes.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Proven system, rack, or embedded validation track record with leadership experience, including large-scale hardware validation.
- Expertise in CPU/GPU, memory, IO, and firmware validation; experience with Linux/server OS and automation using Python/Bash.
- Knowledge of IPMI, Redfish, PLDM, CI/CD pipelines, and hardware interfaces.
Nice to have
- Experience in hyperscale environments.
- Familiarity with OpenBMC and firmware verification; knowledge of firmware security, HIL testing, or test management tools.
Tools
Python, Bash, Linux, IPMI, Redfish, PLDM, OpenBMC, CI/CD
AI focus
Validates next-generation AI compute hardware systems at blade and rack scale.
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