Job Summary
Our team is at the forefront of the artificial intelligence revolution, enabling innovators from all industries and sectors to expand human potential with technology. The availability of specialised artificial intelligence compute will be a decisive factor in AI’s rate of progress. Graphcore allows innovators to go further, faster. What we do really makes a difference.
We are looking for an experienced engineering leader to drive the design and development of complex, high-performance SoCs for next-generation AI acceleration platforms.
The role combines strong technical expertise with people leadership and engineering execution, requiring the ability to guide technical decisions, build high-performing teams and deliver high-quality silicon solutions.
The Team
The SoC Design team is responsible for the RTL design, development and integration of critical subsystems within Graphcore’s AI acceleration platforms.
The team works closely with architecture, verification, DFT and physical design teams throughout the silicon development lifecycle, from microarchitecture through implementation and sign-off.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Provide technical leadership for microarchitecture, RTL design and SoC integration, driving design decisions and trade-offs across functionality, performance, power and area.
- Lead engineering execution and delivery of complex SoC designs, ensuring alignment with project milestones, quality objectives and tapeout schedules.
- Drive design quality and implementation readiness, including CDC/RDC, synthesis, timing closure and physical implementation considerations.
- Collaborate with architecture, verification, DFT and physical design teams to resolve complex technical challenges and ensure successful silicon delivery.
- Identify and manage technical risks, resource requirements and cross-functional dependencies to ensure effective project execution.
- Build, lead and develop a high-performing engineering team through coaching, mentoring, performance management and talent development.
- Drive continuous improvement in design methodologies, engineering processes and team productivity.
- Represent the design team in technical reviews, project planning and cross-functional discussions, ensuring alignment with broader engineering objectives.
Candidate Profile
Essential:
- Degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science or a related discipline with 18+ Years of experience
- Extensive experience in ASIC/SoC design and development, including technical leadership and engineering management.
- Proven experience leading engineering teams through multiple complex SoC tapeouts, with end-to-end ownership of design execution and delivery.
- Strong expertise in digital design, microarchitecture, RTL development and complex SoC integration.
- In-depth knowledge of Verilog/SystemVerilog, SoC interconnect protocols and clock/reset architectures.
- Good understanding of synthesis, static timing analysis, CDC/RDC, low-power design and physical implementation considerations.
- Demonstrated ability to manage technical risks, schedules, resources and cross-functional dependencies across complex silicon development programs.
- Proven experience in building, managing and developing high-performing engineering teams.
- Strong technical judgement, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management and collaboration skills, with experience working across globally distributed teams.
Desirable
- Experience in high-performance, multicore or AI accelerator SoC development.
- Experience with advanced process technologies and physically aware RTL design.
- Knowledge of DFT methodologies, low-power design and multi-voltage domain integration.
- Experience with multi-die or chiplet-based SoC architectures.
- Knowledge of high-speed interfaces such as PCIe, DDR and Ethernet.
- Experience in silicon bring-up, post-silicon debugging and ECO implementation.
Experience driving engineering methodology improvements and design automation
Skills Required
- Degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline
- 18 or more years of relevant experience
- Extensive ASIC/SoC design and development experience, including technical leadership and engineering management
- Experience leading engineering teams through multiple complex SoC tapeouts with end-to-end design execution ownership
- Strong expertise in digital design, microarchitecture, RTL development, and complex SoC integration
- In-depth knowledge of Verilog/SystemVerilog, SoC interconnect protocols, and clock/reset architectures
- Understanding of synthesis, static timing analysis, CDC/RDC, low-power design, and physical implementation
- Experience managing technical risks, schedules, resources, and cross-functional dependencies
- Experience building, managing, and developing high-performing engineering teams
- Strong technical judgment, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills across globally distributed teams
- Experience with high-performance, multicore, or AI accelerator SoC development
- Experience with advanced process technologies and physically aware RTL design
- Knowledge of DFT methodologies, low-power design, and multi-voltage domain integration
- Experience with multi-die or chiplet-based SoC architectures
- Knowledge of PCIe, DDR, and Ethernet interfaces
- Experience in silicon bring-up, post-silicon debugging, and ECO implementation
- Experience driving engineering methodology improvements and design automation
What the Team is Saying
What We Do
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.
Why Work With Us
Our team is at the forefront of the machine intelligence revolution, enabling innovators from all industries to build AI-native products to expand human potential. What we do at Graphcore really makes a difference.
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