Senior Firmware Validation Engineer
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About the Role
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
We are seeking a Senior Firmware Validation Engineer to support validation and quality assurance for the rack-level firmware stack across Graphcore’s ARM-based server platforms.
This role focuses on validating firmware components including SoC firmware (EDK II/UEFI), OpenBMC firmware, rack management services, and platform-level infrastructure used in hyperscale AI server deployments.
The Team
Graphcore is a globally recognised leader in Artificial Intelligence computing systems. The company designs advanced semiconductors and data centre hardware that provide the specialised processing power needed to drive AI innovation, while delivering the efficiency required to support its broader adoption.
The Platform Validation team ensures the reliability and quality of Graphcore’s firmware and system software stack across server nodes and rack-scale AI infrastructure.
The team collaborates closely with firmware engineering, silicon teams, hardware engineering, and ODM partners to validate complex platform management stacks and ensure production readiness.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Define and execute validation strategy for rack-level firmware stacks across ARM server platforms.
- Develop validation plans and automated test frameworks for platform bring-up and firmware lifecycle management.
- Integrate automated test cases for rack-level firmware components into CI/CD pipelines.
- Validate firmware update frameworks including signed updates, redundancy mechanisms, and rollback protection.
- Drive validation of platform security features including Root of Trust, secure boot, and TPM integration.
- Participate in system-level debugging and root cause analysis across firmware, hardware, and platform integration.
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