Staff Power Integrity Engineer

Graphcore
Bristol, United Kingdom
On-site

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have deep power-delivery design experience in high-performance computing systems.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with hands-on power integrity experience in high-current digital systems
    — “Strong understanding of PDN impedance, transient behaviour, voltage droop, resonance, stability and decoupling across high-current digital systems.”
  • Individuals who can lead complex technical challenges across multiple engineering domains
    — “You will lead significant PI issues through resolution and create alignment across silicon, package, board, power, systems and validation teams.”
  • Engineers with a background in electromagnetic modelling and abstraction methods
    — “Strong capability in electromagnetic modelling, circuit simulation, model extraction and selecting appropriate abstraction methods.”

Things to consider

  • No visa sponsorship available, so UK work eligibility is a strict requirement
    — “Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.”
  • The role emphasizes technical influence over traditional hierarchy
    — “Technical influence matters more than reporting lines.”

How to stand out

  • Demonstrate experience with PDN analysis and architecture-level decision-making
    — “Your analysis and judgement will directly influence architecture and product decisions.”
  • Highlight past leadership in resolving complex power-integrity issues
    — “You will lead significant PI issues through resolution.”
  • Showcase your ability to mentor and improve team methodologies
    — “develop reusable methods and mentor engineers, raising power-integrity capability across Graphcore.”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Company

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What success looks like

  • complex PI issues resolution
  • architecture decisions
  • methodology improvement
Typical background
deep practical expertise in power integrity and complex power-delivery network design

Skills & requirements

Required

Power IntegrityPDN ImpedanceTransient ResponseVoltage RegulationElectromagnetic Modelling

Preferred

System Architecture

Stack & domain

Power IntegrityComplex Power-delivery Network DesignPDN ImpedanceTransient BehaviourVoltage DroopResonanceStabilityDecouplingElectromagnetic ModellingCircuit SimulationModel ExtractionAbstraction MethodsEngineering JudgementTechnical InfluenceCommunicationRisk AssessmentPragmatic Trade-offsLeadershipMentorshipAI Compute SystemsHigh-performance AIPower-delivery Architecture

About the role

Original posting from Graphcore via Greenhouse

About the job

Shape the power-delivery architecture behind Graphcore’s high-performance AI compute systems, from voltage regulation through package, PCB and silicon.

As Staff Power Integrity Engineer, you will provide technical leadership on Graphcore’s most complex power-delivery challenges. Your analysis and judgement will directly influence architecture and product decisions.

You will define modelling strategies, optimise decoupling and analyse PDN impedance, voltage droop, transient response and regulator interactions. You will turn complex results into clear engineering decisions, requirements and sign-off approaches.

You will lead significant PI issues through resolution and create alignment across silicon, package, board, power, systems and validation teams. You will also develop reusable methods and mentor engineers, raising power-integrity capability across Graphcore.

The team and culture

The Signal and Power Integrity team sits at the centre of Graphcore’s hardware development. We work across disciplines to understand electrical behaviour and guide consequential architecture decisions.

You will own complex PI problems and drive them through to resolution. Decisions are grounded in modelling, first-principles reasoning, hardware evidence and clear assessment of uncertainty.

You will challenge assumptions, communicate risk clearly and help teams make pragmatic trade-offs. Technical influence matters more than reporting lines.

What we’re looking for

Deep practical expertise in power integrity and complex power-delivery network design.

Strong understanding of PDN impedance, transient behaviour, voltage droop, resonance, stability and decoupling across high-current digital systems.

Ability to reason across silicon, package, PCB, voltage regulation and system boundaries.

Strong capability in electromagnetic modelling, circuit simulation, model extraction and selecting appropriate abstraction methods.

Engineering judgement to assess model validity, uncertainty and sensitivity, then translate analysis into architecture and product decisions.

Ability to lead ambiguous technical work, influence across engineering disciplines, improve methodology and develop other engineers.

While we have outlined a set of requirements, we value transferable skills and diverse experiences. We also welcome engineers returning to the profession after a career break, including through returnship routes.

Benefits

Flexible working: Balance your work and personal life with greater flexibility

Generous leave: Take time to rest, recharge and enjoy life outside of work

Retirement planning support: Up to 5% matched pension

Phantom equity: Share in Graphcore’s success

Workplace experience: Enjoy thoughtfully designed office spaces for collaboration, with free food and an on-site barista to support your day

Peace of mind protection: Income protection and life assurance to provide financial security for you and your loved ones

Electric Vehicle Scheme: Choose an electric vehicle and lease it through salary sacrifice

Flexible benefits: Tailor your benefits package with a choice of additional options, including private medical insurance and dental cover

Optional benefits: Dental cover, health cash plan, private medical insurance, cycle to work scheme, give as you earn

We welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences and are committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone can do their best work.

We’re an equal opportunity employer and recognise that everyone brings different strengths and perspectives. If you need any adjustments during the interview process, just let us know - we’re happy to support you. 

Sponsorship

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship or support visa applications for this role. 

Join the Team at Graphcore

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 brings together deep expertise to solve complex problems and deliver meaningful progress in AI compute. 

If you want to shape how power is delivered across the hardware behind advanced AI compute, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now to help solve Graphcore’s most demanding power-integrity challenges. 

Source: Graphcore careers (Greenhouse)

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