ABOUT GRAPHCORE

How often do you get the chance to build a technology that transforms the future of humanity?
Graphcore products have set the standard in made-for-AI compute hardware and software, gaining global attention and industry acclaim. Now we are developing the next generation of artificial intelligence compute with systems that will allow AI researchers to develop more advanced models, help scientists unlock exciting new discoveries, and power companies around the world as they put AI at the heart of their business.
Graphcore recently joined SoftBank Group – bringing large and ongoing investment from one of the world’s leading backers of innovative AI companies.

JOB SUMMARY

We are looking for high-quality silicon physical design engineers to complement our existing exceptional team. We have a range of roles available with focus on those with extensive ranges of skills and experience although exceptional candidates with less experience will be considered. We want people who work collaboratively and proactively within a team focusing on collectively achieving our goals and creating the right engineering solutions. Good communication is essential, as is the ability to adapt and learn – we value the right characteristics more than specific experience.
For the successful candidate we offer an open, honest and collaborative environment working on leading-edge designs at the most advanced nodes. Our engineers are not siloed, and they are trusted and encouraged to take ownership of their designs and problem solutions. You will become part of a team that looks for improvements to everything we do: our designs, our flows, our methodologies, our infrastructure.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• A Degree in Electronic/Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related subject
• Be highly motivated, a self-starter, and a team player
• Enjoy taking responsibility and improving skills and knowledge
• Excellent problem-solving skills for debugging issues seen and finding root causes
• Ability to program/script (required to solve design issues, typically in Tcl and Python)
• Experience in 7nm or smaller technologies
• A good breadth of experience with physical design flows including: Floorplanning/Budgeting, Synthesis, Place and Route, Clock CTS, Timing Analysis, Logical Equivalence, Physical Verification (DRC/LVS/ERC)

DESIRABLE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• In depth expertise in one or more aspects of physical design flows
• Structuring of builds to maximise PPA
• Silicon transistor knowledge including std cell libraries and/or memories
• 5D and 3D design (CoWoS, UCIe etc.)
• High speed, high power and/or full reticle chip design
• Ethernet, PCIe, LPDDR, HBM interfaces
• Power integrity and optimization
• 2nm or 3nm technologies
• Chip finishing (pad rings, chip level LVS/DRC/ERC)
• Design for test
• Team management
• Project Planning

Applicants will be expected to contribute technically to the development of Graphcore’s next generation of AI superchips, focusing on achieving robust, high-performance and power-efficient designs in leading-edge process technologies while meeting ambitious development schedules. Contributions are expected to span multiple areas and involve:

• using state-of-the-art EDA tools and in-house Graphcore flows to deliver final designs that are of sign-off quality
• enhancing existing flows and in-house tools/APIs to support new features and/or methodologies
• analysis and/or debugging of complex engineering problems leading to workable solutions
• developing an understanding of emerging technical issues and applying that knowledge to optimise in-house flows and methodologies

Candidates will be expected to work closely both with other teams within Graphcore and with 3rd party support engineers/contractors, ensuring good communication between all parties, and to contribute meaningfully to the overall efficiency and success of the Physical Team.