{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"3e61c5306efb5128e4beb22a","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/3e61c5306efb5128e4beb22a","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/3e61c5306efb5128e4beb22a","title":"Senior Debug Validation Engineer","description":"About us Graphcore is one of the world’s leading innovators in Artificial Intelligence compute.\nIt 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.\nAs 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.\nGraphcore’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.\nJob Summary Reporting to senior leadership within Architecture and Validation, the Debug Validation Engineer will drive post-silicon debug and validation activities for next-generation AI compute silicon and systems. The role is responsible for leading teams focused on identifying, reproducing, analysing and resolving complex silicon, firmware and system-level issues during bring-up, characterization and product readiness.\nThis position combines deep technical debugging expertise with strong cross-functional collaboration across multiple engineering disciplines. The role will work closely with architecture, RTL, firmware, software and systems teams to improve debug methodologies, accelerate issue resolution and strengthen validation coverage. The role will work closely with architecture, RTL, firmware, software, systems and platform teams to improve debug methodologies, accelerate issue resolution and strengthen validation coverage.\nThe Team The Post-Silicon Debug and Validation team sits within the Architecture and Validation organisation and is responsible for bring-up, debug and validation of Graphcore silicon and systems.\nThe team works across the full product lifecycle, supporting first silicon bring-up, subsystem validation, system integration and production readiness activities. Engineers collaborate closely with hardware, firmware, software and systems teams to investigate complex failures, develop debug methodologies and improve validation infrastructure.\nResponsibilities and Duties Lead post-silicon debug and validation activities for AI compute silicon and platform technologies\nContribute to debug and validation activities across multiple projects and milestones\nDrive prioritisation, planning and execution of debug and validation activities across multiple projects and milestones\nInvestigate and resolve complex silicon, firmware, software and system-level issues during bring-up and validation\nDevelop structured debug methodologies and failure analysis processes to improve issue resolution efficiency\nCollaborate closely with architecture, RTL, firmware, software and systems engineering teams to identify root causes and implement corrective actions\nDrive debug of CPU, memory, interconnect and high-speed I/O subsystems under functional, stress and workload conditions\nDevelop and enhance automated debug, regression and validation infrastructure using Python and related technologies\nAnalyse logs, traces, telemetry and hardware data to isolate and characterize system failures and performance issues\nSupport development of validation tests, debug tooling and custom diagnostics to improve coverage and observability\nDefine validation metrics, debug workflows and reporting standards to ensure consistent and repeatable analysis\nDrive continuous improvement of debug processes, validation methodologies and engineering workflows\nCommunicate technical risks, status and recommendations clearly to engineering leadership and cross-functional stakeholders\nSupport silicon readiness reviews and contribute to product quality and release decisions\nContribute to continuous improvement of debug methodologies, validation infrastructure and engineering workflows\nCandidate Profile Essential: Strong experience in bare metal environments\nGood knowledge of SoC and platform architectures\nExpertise in debug infrastructure and post-silicon debug methodologies\nStrong programming skills in Python, C, or debug scripti\n\n#J-18808-Ljbffr","company":"Engineersofai","rawCompany":"engineersofai","city":"Austin","state":"TX","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-07-17T03:17:12.912Z","occupations":[{"code":"17-2112.02","title":"Validation Engineers","slug":"validation-engineers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"17-2061.00","title":"Computer Hardware Engineers","slug":"computer-hardware-engineers"}],"industries":[{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"334111","title":"Electronic Computer Manufacturing","slug":"electronic-computer-manufacturing"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Senior Debug Validation Engineer","description":"About us Graphcore is one of the world’s leading innovators in Artificial Intelligence compute.\nIt 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.\nAs 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.\nGraphcore’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.\nJob Summary Reporting to senior leadership within Architecture and Validation, the Debug Validation Engineer will drive post-silicon debug and validation activities for next-generation AI compute silicon and systems. The role is responsible for leading teams focused on identifying, reproducing, analysing and resolving complex silicon, firmware and system-level issues during bring-up, characterization and product readiness.\nThis position combines deep technical debugging expertise with strong cross-functional collaboration across multiple engineering disciplines. The role will work closely with architecture, RTL, firmware, software and systems teams to improve debug methodologies, accelerate issue resolution and strengthen validation coverage. The role will work closely with architecture, RTL, firmware, software, systems and platform teams to improve debug methodologies, accelerate issue resolution and strengthen validation coverage.\nThe Team The Post-Silicon Debug and Validation team sits within the Architecture and Validation organisation and is responsible for bring-up, debug and validation of Graphcore silicon and systems.\nThe team works across the full product lifecycle, supporting first silicon bring-up, subsystem validation, system integration and production readiness activities. Engineers collaborate closely with hardware, firmware, software and systems teams to investigate complex failures, develop debug methodologies and improve validation infrastructure.\nResponsibilities and Duties Lead post-silicon debug and validation activities for AI compute silicon and platform technologies\nContribute to debug and validation activities across multiple projects and milestones\nDrive prioritisation, planning and execution of debug and validation activities across multiple projects and milestones\nInvestigate and resolve complex silicon, firmware, software and system-level issues during bring-up and validation\nDevelop structured debug methodologies and failure analysis processes to improve issue resolution efficiency\nCollaborate closely with architecture, RTL, firmware, software and systems engineering teams to identify root causes and implement corrective actions\nDrive debug of CPU, memory, interconnect and high-speed I/O subsystems under functional, stress and workload conditions\nDevelop and enhance automated debug, regression and validation infrastructure using Python and related technologies\nAnalyse logs, traces, telemetry and hardware data to isolate and characterize system failures and performance issues\nSupport development of validation tests, debug tooling and custom diagnostics to improve coverage and observability\nDefine validation metrics, debug workflows and reporting standards to ensure consistent and repeatable analysis\nDrive continuous improvement of debug processes, validation methodologies and engineering workflows\nCommunicate technical risks, status and recommendations clearly to engineering leadership and cross-functional stakeholders\nSupport silicon readiness reviews and contribute to product quality and release decisions\nContribute to continuous improvement of debug methodologies, validation infrastructure and engineering workflows\nCandidate Profile Essential: Strong experience in bare metal environments\nGood knowledge of SoC and platform architectures\nExpertise in debug infrastructure and post-silicon debug methodologies\nStrong programming skills in Python, C, or debug scripti\n\n#J-18808-Ljbffr","datePosted":"2026-07-17T03:17:12.912Z","dateModified":"2026-07-17T03:17:12.912Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Engineersofai","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Austin","addressRegion":"TX","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"3e61c5306efb5128e4beb22a"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/3e61c5306efb5128e4beb22a"}}