Staff Hardware Engineer

📋 Description

• Own the reliability of AI compute hardware where lab discovery becomes data centre reality.
• Lead advanced operational, diagnostic and engineering support across lab and data centre
• Improve hardware bring-up, validation and troubleshooting for AI compute platforms.
• Diagnose failures across server blades, racks, power systems, thermal behaviour, network
• Turn hard problems into clear root cause analysis, corrective action and better operating practice.
• Support new platforms from early bring-up through deployment.

🎯 Requirements

• Strong knowledge of server hardware architectures and board-level debugging
• Experience isolating failures using system logs, telemetry, power data and thermal metrics
• Hands-on experience with HPC systems, AI compute platforms or rack-scale infrastructure
• Ability to lead structured root cause analysis and propose practical corrective actions
• Confidence working across engineering, platform and data centre teams
• Clear written and verbal communication, with the judgement to guide junior engineers

🎁 Benefits

• Flexible working: Balance your work and personal life with greater flexibility
• Generous leave: Take time to rest, recharge and enjoy life outside of work
• Retirement planning support: Up to 5% matched pension
• Phantom equity: Share in Graphcore’s success
• Workplace experience: Enjoy thoughtfully designed office spaces for collaboration, with free food
• Peace of mind protection: Income protection and life assurance to provide financial security for