Senior Principal AI SoC Validation (Bring-up lead)

The role

You will lead a team delivering post-silicon validation across the full AI SoC. You will enable pre-production software to run reliably on new silicon across silicon, firmware, and platform levels.

What you will do

• Define and lead post-silicon validation strategy
• Develop and refine the overall post-silicon validation approach
• Drive cross-domain debug and issue resolution
• Promote collaboration and shared understanding
• Advance automation and scalable validation
• Support continuous improvement
• Engage with leadership and customers

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering or equivalent
• 15 - 20 years in silicon, system, or platform validation
• 5-10 years in technical leadership
• Proven experience leading post-silicon validation and bring-up for complex SoCs (AI, GPU, or CPU)
• Strong understanding of SoC architecture, coherency protocols, power management, and interconnects
• Expertise in debug tools, DFT infrastructure, and validation automation frameworks
• Proficient in C/C++, Python, and Linux-based environments
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills

Nice to have

• Master’s degree
• Experience with large-scale validation clusters

About the company

Graphcore is a globally recognised leader in Artificial Intelligence computing systems. The company designs advanced semiconductors and data centre hardware.