Hardware Validation Manager

Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions for hardware validation failures.

Build, mentor, and manage a team of hardware validation engineers.

Collaborate with hardware design, silicon, firmware, and manufacturing teams across the product lifecycle.

Establish

validation

milestones and deliverables aligned with program schedules and product release goals.

We are seeking an experienced Hardware Validation Manager to lead the validation of Graphcore hardware platforms from prototype through production release. This role is responsible for defining validation strategies, building and leading a high-performing validation engineering team, and ensuring our hardware products meet electrical, functional, and reliability targets across all development phases.

The successful candidate will combine deep technical expertise in hardware validation with strong leadership, cross‑functional collaboration, and program execution to deliver high‑quality products at scale.

Define and implement board and multi-board hardware validation plans across Proto, EVT, DVT, and PVT phases.

Develop and execute validation strategies covering electrical, functional, and system-level requirements.

Ensure validation coverage aligns with product specifications, customer requirements, and industry standards.

Graphcore is a globally recognised leader in Artificial Intelligence computing systems. The company designs advanced semiconductors and data centre hardware that provide the specialised processing power needed to drive AI innovation, while delivering the efficiency required to support its broader adoption

The Hardware Validation team ensures Graphcore’s AI hardware platforms meet performance, quality, and reliability targets before production release. Working closely with silicon, board design, system architecture, firmware, and manufacturing teams, the group develops and executes validation strategies across development phases.

The team plays a critical role in bridging design and production by identifying issues early, driving root cause analysis, and enabling robust, production‑ready hardware platforms.

Graphcore is one of the world’s leading innovators in Artificial Intelligence compute. It is developing hardware, software and systems infrastructure that will unlock the next generation of AI breakthroughs and power the widespread adoption of AI solutions across every industry.

As part of the SoftBank Group, Graphcore is a member of an elite family of companies responsible for some of the world’s most transformative technologies. Together, they share a bold vision: to enable Artificial Super Intelligence and ensure its benefits are accessible to everyone.

Graphcore’s teams are drawn from diverse backgrounds and bring a broad range of skills and perspectives. A melting pot of AI research specialists, silicon designers, software engineers and systems architects, Graphcore enjoys a culture of continuous learning and constant innovation.