About us
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.
Job Summary
Reporting to senior leadership within Architecture and Validation, the Validation Chief of Staff will support strategic execution, operational coordination and cross-functional alignment across the validation organisation.
This role is responsible for driving organisational effectiveness across multiple validation teams, helping coordinate priorities, improve execution visibility and support delivery of key engineering milestones. The position requires strong technical understanding of silicon validation and bring-up environments combined with exceptional organisational, communication and stakeholder management skills.
The Validation Chief of Staff will partner closely with validation leadership, program management, architecture, silicon, firmware, software and systems engineering teams to improve operational efficiency, manage critical initiatives and help scale validation processes, infrastructure and team effectiveness across global sites. This role may require travel of up to 25% to support collaboration across engineering locations and program activities.
The Team
The Architecture and Validation organisation is responsible for bring-up, validation, characterization and system readiness of Graphcore silicon and platforms.
The organisation works across the full product lifecycle, supporting pre-silicon readiness, first silicon bring-up, subsystem validation, system integration and production readiness activities. Teams collaborate closely with architecture, hardware, firmware, software and systems engineering groups to deliver high-quality AI compute products.
The Validation Chief of Staff role operates across multiple validation disciplines and teams, helping coordinate activities, improve communication flows and support operational execution across geographically distributed engineering organisations.
Responsibilities and Duties
Essential:
Desirable
USA Benefits
In addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers flexible working and a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, wellbeing and financial future. Our benefits include medical, dental and vision coverage, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), disability and life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, commuter benefits, wellness services and an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP). We welcome people of different backgrounds and experiences; we're committed to building an inclusive work environment that makes Graphcore a great home for everyone. We offer an equal opportunity process and understand that there are visible and invisible differences in all of us. We can provide a flexible approach to interview and encourage you to chat to us if you require any reasonable adjustments.
Graphcore Austin, Texas, USA Office
Graphcore Austin Office Office
Austin, TX, United States
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