Senior Manufacturing Product Engineer

Strong working knowledge and experience of L6 (PCB assembly) processes, equipment, materials and inspection

Experience in introducing and sustaining complex products in an SMT environment

Understanding of root cause analysis of manufacturing faults and their resolution

Understanding of manufacturing execution and engineering data collection systems

Have a data driven approach to decision making; experienced in industry standard statistical analysis tools (e.g.

JMP, SQL, python) and data visualisation techniques

As a Staff Manufacturing Product Engineer, you will be working closely with the Graphcore Design and Test Engineering teams, Quality and Supply Chain Management in support of NPI development and volume production.

You will work closely with the relevant Contract Manufacturer (CM) to provide day to day manufacturing support as well as continuous improvements in manufacturing capabilities, quality and yield.

A key focus for this role will be to develop and improve data-driven decision making methodology using lean six sigma and similar techniques within Graphcore and our suppliers.

Develop a deep technical understanding of the CM capabilities and ensure alignment with hardware design

Support the technical interface between internal engineering teams and the CM during NPI and mass production

Drive continuous improvement in PCB assembly process capability, yield, throughput, and quality at CM sites, working with Graphcore and supplier quality teams

The role will be as part of the Manufacturing and Technology Process team at Graphcore. This team is part of the Operations group and has members in Bristol, Cambridge and Taiwan. The team is responsible for developing and maintaining robust manufacturing processes at the wafer foundry, package assembly and PCBA subcontractors based in Taiwan.

At Graphcore, we’re building the future of AI compute.We’re a team of semiconductor, software and AI experts, with deep experience in creating the complete AI compute stack - from silicon and software to infrastructure at datacenter scale.As part of the SoftBank Group, backed by significant long-term investment, we are delivering key technology into the fast-growing SoftBank AI ecosystem.To meet the vast and exciting AI opportunity, Graphcore is expanding its teams around the world.We are bringing together the brightest minds to solve the toughest problems, in a place where everyone has the opportunity to make an impact on the company, our products and the future of artificial intelligence.