Graphcore
Staff Hardware Validation Engineer
Austin, Texas, United States · Staff · Full-time · Posted Jul 7, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years (or appropriate level) of board-level hardware validation experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
About the job
Defines and executes board-level hardware and firmware validation to verify product performance, reliability, quality, and readiness for production.
What you'll do
- Plan and perform board-level, system, electrical, thermal, power, signal-integrity, reliability, and firmware validation; automate tests and analyze results.
- Work with ODMs and cross-functional teams to resolve defects, perform root-cause analysis, and verify corrective actions.
- Document test plans, results, coverage, risks, and release readiness.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- 7+ years (or appropriate level) of board-level hardware validation experience.
- Experience validating high-speed interfaces and using laboratory instrumentation and measurement techniques.
- Experience with ODMs, contract manufacturers, or external engineering partners, and developing test automation using Python, LabVIEW, MATLAB, or similar tools.
Nice to have
- Experience with server, networking, embedded, AI/ML hardware, or datacenter platforms.
- Experience supporting NPI and manufacturing ramp activities.
Tools
PCIe, USB, Ethernet, DDR, MIPI, SPI, I2C, UART
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