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About the Role

The Senior Test Tool Developer will design, develop, and maintain software tools and automation for validating next-generation AI hardware platforms. This role collaborates with hardware, firmware, diagnostics, and validation engineers to create automated test solutions that enhance product quality, accelerate debugging, and boost engineering productivity.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test software for silicon, IP blocks, and hardware platforms.
• Develop low-level hardware tests from architecture specifications, hardware documentation, and design requirements.
• Build scalable functional, stress, and regression test suites for subsystem and system-level validation.
• Create reusable software libraries, utilities, and automation frameworks to improve validation efficiency and engineering productivity.
• Develop automated workflows for silicon bring-up, characterization, regression execution, and manufacturing validation.
• Collaborate with hardware design, firmware, diagnostics, and validation engineers to convert technical requirements into automated test solutions.
• Analyze test results, hardware telemetry, and debug data to identify issues and support root cause analysis.
• Investigate and resolve automation failures, continuously improving tool robustness, maintainability, and usability.
• Contribute to continuous integration environments and automated validation infrastructure.
• Produce clear technical documentation for tooling, automation frameworks, validation methodologies, and best practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience developing software in Python, C++, or similar programming languages.
• Strong Linux software development experience.
• Experience creating automated test frameworks or validation tooling for hardware or embedded systems.
• Ability to interpret hardware specifications and convert technical requirements into automated validation solutions.
• Experience debugging hardware and software interactions.
• Familiarity with Git and modern software development practices.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Ability to work independently while contributing effectively within collaborative engineering environments.
• Experience validating SoCs or silicon IP.
• Familiarity with PCIe, DDR, Ethernet, I2C, SPI, UART, or similar hardware interfaces.
• Experience with FPGA validation, silicon bring-up, or hardware emulation environments.
• Experience developing automated stress testing and regression infrastructure.
• Familiarity with CI/CD systems supporting hardware validation.
• Experience working alongside hardware architects and RTL design teams.
• Knowledge of hardware diagnostics, telemetry collection, or failure analysis techniques.
• Experience working with AI accelerator or high-performance computing hardware platforms.

Skills

• Python
• C++
• Linux
• Automated test frameworks
• Validation tooling
• Hardware debugging
• Software debugging
• Git
• PCIe
• DDR
• Ethernet
• I2C
• SPI
• UART
• FPGA validation
• Silicon bring-up
• Hardware emulation
• CI/CD systems
• Hardware diagnostics
• Telemetry collection
• Failure analysis

Location

• Remote
• Hybrid
• Onsite

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Senior

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree
• Master's degree

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
• Disability insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Commuter benefits
• Wellness services
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

About the Company

• Graphcore is a leading innovator in Artificial Intelligence compute, developing hardware, software, and systems infrastructure for AI breakthroughs.
• As part of the SoftBank Group, Graphcore is developing transformative technologies to enable Artificial Super Intelligence and make its benefits widely accessible.
• Graphcore's teams comprise experts in silicon design, software engineering, systems architecture, and AI research, collaborating to solve complex engineering challenges.

Equal Opportunity

• Graphcore offers an equal opportunity process and is committed to building an inclusive work environment.
• The company welcomes people of different backgrounds and experiences.
• Reasonable adjustments can be provided during the interview process.