Principal Hardware Systems Engineer Jobs

Graphcore Senior Principal AI SoC Validation (Bring-up lead) 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. 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. We are opening a new AI Engineering Campus in Bengaluru which will play a central role in Graphcore's work building the future of AI computing. We are developing the next generation of AI compute, a large-scale system-on-chip (SoC) designed to power future high-performance AI systems. As the SoC Validation Lead, you will be responsible for enabling pre-production software to run reliably on new silicon quickly and efficiently, before showing that the silicon meets the highest standards of quality, reliability and functionality, ready for production deployment. You will lead a team delivering post-silicon validation across the full AI SoC, working across silicon, firmware, and platform levels. The role requires a deep technical understanding, strong hands-on debug experience, and the ability to collaborate effectively with hardware, software, and systems engineering teams. Key responsibilities Define and lead post-silicon validation strategy Develop and refine the overall post-silicon validation approach for our AI SoCs, ensuring reliable and timely delivery of validated silicon, architectural correctness, feature robustness, and at-scale system reliability. Drive cross-domain debug and issue resolution Lead investigation and resolution of complex issues spanning silicon, firmware, operating systems, and platform interactions. Ensure that fixes are effective and sustainable. Promote collaboration and shared understanding Work closely with

About Graphcore Graphcore is a leading innovator in artificial intelligence computing. We develop hardware, software, and data center infrastructure that provide the specialized processing and systems capabilities needed to advance AI while improving the efficiency required for broad adoption. As part of SoftBank Group, Graphcore works alongside companies developing advanced technologies. Our teams bring together AI researchers, silicon designers, hardware and software engineers, and systems architects to solve complex technical problems across the computing stack. The Opportunity As Principal Storage Architect, you will define the high-performance storage architecture for Graphcore's AI computing and data center infrastructures. You will lead the design of local and distributed storage tiers that provide the throughput, availability, and predictable tail latency required for large-scale training and inference. Working within Advanced Architecture, you will address storage requirements for saving model states, offloading key-value caches, large datasets, and high-speed data-loading pipelines. You will combine hands-on performance engineering with Principal-level technical leadership across hardware, software, networking, systems engineering, automation, supply chain, and external technology partners. What You Will Do Define the end-to-end architecture and technology roadmap for local, disaggregated, and distributed storage across Graphcore AI server and data center platforms. Design storage topologies that optimize PCIe lane allocation, network-domain placement, and data paths among CPUs, AI accelerators, memory, and storage systems. Lead the architecture of storage control-plane and data-plane solutions, evaluating commercial and open technologies against performance, resilience, manageability, and lifecycle requirements. Profile and tune the Linux storage stack, block layer, I/O schedulers, direct I/O paths, file systems, and drivers to imp

Systems Technology Inc. (STI) is a private, employee-owned company (ESOP) that provides engineering consulting and product development with a focus on safety. We are a small company that enjoys many of the perks of start-ups, but we have been in business for over sixty years and have an aggressive growth plan. Being part of STI means being a key contributor in the company while working with a team that spans the range of experience from recent graduates to 20+ year tenure. At STI, we look for business partners who want to be part of something special and contribute to a culture built on transparency, friendliness, innovation, ownership and accountability. If you are of a like mind and enthusiastic about solving challenging, real world, relevant problems, we would love to hear from you. As a 100% employee-owned company, STI understands that employees' individual and collective hard work and dedication will lead directly to the success of the company in the long term. An Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) gives employees an ownership interest in the company that employs them. What You’ll Do: The Electrical Engineer designs, develops, and validates embedded electronics hardware for aerospace, defense, and advanced autonomy applications. This role spans the full hardware development lifecycle — from requirements capture and schematic design through PCB layout, board bring-up, and fielded system support. You’ll work closely with software and systems engineers, contribute to technical documentation and reporting, and grow into broader program ownership over time. Reports to a Principal Engineer or Engineering Manager. Design complex multilayer PCB assemblies for embedded systems used in aerospace, UAS, and defense applications Develop schematics and manage PCB layout using KiCad, Altium, or similar EDA tools Select and integrate sensors including IMUs, magnetometers, pressure sensors, GNSS receivers, and ADCs Design power supply circuitry including switching regulators

Everpure (NYSE: P) has evolved from storage pioneer to data platform, closing fiscal 2026 with $3.7 billion in revenue, its first billion-dollar quarter, and accelerating growth into FY27. Our strategic agenda spans the companies defining the next era of technology - hyperscalers, AI labs, the AI hardware supply chain, data platform providers, and the broader AI ecosystem. This type of work—work that changes the world—is what the tech industry was founded on. So, if you're ready to seize the endless opportunities and leave your mark, come join us. THE ROLE Everpure is seeking a Principal Services Solutions Consultant to support our World Wide Strategic Accounts (WWSA) business across the Americas. This customer-facing role combines strategic services selling with technical solution consulting, helping large enterprises understand how Everpure Advanced Services can reduce risk, accelerate transformation, and increase the value of their data infrastructure investments. The successful candidate will work closely with strategic-account sales leaders, account executives, systems engineers, partners, delivery teams, and customer stakeholders. They will bring together business priorities, technical requirements, and services capabilities to create compelling transformation strategies and executable customer outcomes. We are seeking to staff the role in territory with New York Metro and Pittsburgh being the ideal. We will, however, consider qualified talent in neighboring east coast states. WHAT YOU'LL DO Build trusted relationships with executive, infrastructure, operations, and application stakeholders within strategic Americas accounts. Partner with WWSA sales and systems-engineering teams early in the customer lifecycle to identify services opportunities and shape account strategy. Lead discovery and consultative conversations around data-center consolidation, workload modernization, migration, automation, lifecycle management, operational readiness, and risk reduction.

Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all . Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence, inspiring the world to learn, communicate and advance faster than ever. As a Principal SSD Systems Design Engineer within Micron’s Solid State Drive (SSD) Product Development Team (PDT), you will serve as a technical leader and strategic influencer across global teams. Using your extensive experience, you will drive SSD innovation from concept through high-volume manufacturing, developing architecture, guiding multi-functional execution, and mentoring engineering talent. This role requires deep technical authority, strong leadership, and the ability to influence product direction at organizational scale, leveraging AI. Key Responsibilities Lead system-level design definition and design reviews for SSD products, ensuring alignment with roadmap, customer requirements, and platform capabilities Drive resolution of complex, multi-domain technical issues (firmware, hardware, systems) using structured methodologies and data-driven debug approaches Define and implement system-level characterization strategies (power, thermal, performance, reliability) Act as a primary technical interface for executive partners, customers, and global engineering teams Lead lessons-learned initiatives and drive continuous improvement in SSD development methodologies Mentor engineers and shape technical direction through leadership and influence Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equival

NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. It’s a unique legacy of innovation that’s fueled by great technology—and amazing people. Today, we’re tapping into the unlimited potential of AI to define the next era of computing. An era in which our GPU acts as the brains of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can understand the world. Doing what’s never been done before takes vision, innovation, and the world’s best talent. As an NVIDIAN, you’ll be immersed in a diverse, supportive environment where everyone is inspired to do their best work. Come join the team and see how you can make a lasting impact on the world. At NVIDIA, as a Principal Rack Scale Systems Infrastructure Engineer, you will build and guide the development of software systems. These systems support our upcoming rack-scale infrastructure products and services. This exceptional role sits where software meets hardware. You will work on control planes, state machines, orchestration systems, firmware, OS lifecycle, and networking fabrics. Your task is to compose infrastructure-as-a-service control plane software that converts complex rack-scale hardware into dependable, manageable, and programmable infrastructure for NVIDIA, partners, and leading cloud and enterprise clients globally. What You Will Be Doing: Define the complete software architecture for rack-scale infrastructure products and services, covering control plane services, infrastructure management, firmware, operating systems, kernel drivers, networking fabrics, accelerator software, and user-mode manageability software. Use Kubernetes and cloud-native primitives as an infrastructure fabric when appropriate. This includes controllers, operators, reconciliation loops, and open source components. These components can operate safely at rack and fleet scale. Build open source infrastructure software that can b

Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all . Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence, inspiring the world to learn, communicate and advance faster than ever. As a Principal Systems Software Engineer in the Storage and Memory Systems (SMS) group within Micron’s ITP Pathfinding organization, you will architect, design, and develop software that enables and demonstrates the value of future memory and storage technologies. You will work in a small, highly skilled engineering team, collaborating closely with AI/ML application and modeling specialists, software engineers, hardware engineers, and system architects. Your pathfinding work will accelerate the development of future products and influence technical direction. This role requires broad technical expertise and a willingness to contribute across multiple layers of AI and systems software stacks, from AI applications to hardware/software interfaces. Responsibilities Design and modify AI inference software stacks to enable proof-of-concept hardware capabilities. Develop software to quantify and demonstrate the value of proposed system features. Lead software architecture and development efforts, both independently and as a technical lead for small teams. Research emerging AI software topics to identify memory and storage system challenges and opportunities. Develop and modify Linux applications and libraries using C, C++, Python, Rust, CUDA, and/or SYCL for advanced heterogeneous computing systems. Develop and use emulators to predict system‑level performance and functional impacts in advance of hardware availability. Debug system-level issues spanning applications, libraries, o

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 Reporting to the Quality leadership within Manufacturing Operations, the Senior Reliability Scientist is responsible for leading reliability activities across complex, high-performance systems. Working closely with established reliability experts and cross-functional teams, this role uses experimental data and advanced modelling to inform design decisions, validate product reliability and optimise serviceability strategies, including spares provisioning. The Team The Quality team within Manufacturing Operations is responsible for ensuring product robustness, reliability and lifecycle performance across Graphcore’s hardware portfolio. The team includes experienced reliability specialists and works closely with technology research, chip, board, system design, platform and operations teams to translate reliability insights into actionable improvements across the product lifecycle. Responsibilities and Duties: · Define and refine reliability requirements across silicon, board and system levels, working in partnership with research and design teams · Apply ad

About the job Shape how Graphcore’s high-performance systems are tested, diagnosed and proven ready for production. You’ll lead the technical direction for system-level manufacturing test. You’ll turn product requirements into robust test strategies for manufacturing partners. Your work will directly influence product quality across boards, blades and rack-level systems. You’ll solve complex test issues and drive improvements across products. You’ll define, deploy and maintain test platforms, fixtures and diagnostic solutions. You’ll also partner with hardware, software and manufacturing teams. This role combines hands-on technical depth with broad influence. You’ll shape future test strategy while helping other engineers raise the bar. The team and culture The Product Test and Diagnosis team finds and manages hardware defects across chips, boards and finished systems. Its work spans manufacturing sites and deployed products. You’ll work closely with engineering teams and manufacturing partners to solve problems quickly. Decisions are driven by evidence, technical judgement and root cause analysis. You’ll have ownership of complex problems and the scope to challenge existing approaches. You’ll also mentor engineers and establish practical standards across teams. What we’re looking for Essential Proven experience in PCBA and system product validation, including in manufacturing testing within production environments. Strong understanding of electronics fundamentals, PCBA/blade/rack-level manufacturing processes, and associated failure mechanisms. Proficient with Linux command-line environments and technical troubleshooting. Experienced in the local and remote operation of test equipment, including oscilloscopes, DMMs, clock generators, SMUs, and PSUs. Proven problem-solving, communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to perform effectively in fast-paced, complex environments. Desirable Strong knowledge of high-speed interconnects, including PCIe Gen5/6

About Us At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company. At Cloudflare, we’re not looking for people who wait for a polished roadmap; we’re looking for the builders who see the cracks in the Internet that everyone else has simply learned to live with. We value candidates who have the instinct to spot a "normalized" problem and the AI-native curiosity to create a solution using the latest tools. Our culture is built on iteration, leveraging AI to ship faster today to make it better tomorrow, while ensuring that every improvement, no matter how small, is shared across the team to lift everyone up. If you’re the type of person who values curiosity over bureaucracy, and that AI is a partner in solving tough problems to keep the Internet moving forward, you’ll fit right in. Available Locations: Washington DC, Austin, NYC, San Francisco About the Dept Cloudflare’s engineers build and operate the software that helps power 25+ million Internet properties and millions of businesses around the world. Across our engineering organizations, we have opportunities for high caliber, curious and empathetic people to take on big challenges and build some of the best skills in the industry. We’re looking for talented team members

EnCharge AI is a leader in advanced AI hardware and software systems for edge-to-cloud computing. EnCharge’s robust and scalable next-generation in-memory computing technology provides orders-of-magnitude higher compute efficiency and density compared to today’s best-in-class solutions. The high-performance architecture is coupled with seamless software integration and will enable the immense potential of AI to be accessible in power, energy, and space constrained applications. EnCharge AI launched in 2022 and is led by veteran technologists with backgrounds in semiconductor design and AI systems. Job Title: Principal Physical Design Engineer (RTL-to-GDSII) Experience: 14+ Years Technology Focus: Sub-5nm (3nm/2nm) Location: Bangalore Hybrid The Vision We are seeking a Principal Physical Design Engineer who thrives on complexity and rejects the "black box" approach to EDA tools. This role is for a First Principles thinker who questions the status quo. If a standard flow isn't yielding the desired PPA (Power, Performance, Area), you dive into the PDK, the tool algorithms, and the methodology to find a better way. You are responsible for transforming raw RTL into world-class silicon by eliminating systemic bottlenecks and building a scalable, predictable path to GDSII. Key Responsibilities Full-Flow Ownership: Lead the implementation of massive, high-speed blocks/SoCs from Synthesis through Sign-off using the Cadence Digital Suite . PPA Optimization: Push the theoretical limits of the PDK and tools. You will analyze and optimize the interplay between library cells, metal stacks, and tool engines to squeeze out every millivolt and picosecond. Methodology & Scalability: Build and refine a "Push-Button" style execution methodology that is robust, repeatable, and minimizes manual "human-in-the-loop" iterations. Cross-Functional "Left-Shift": Collaborate with RTL, Architecture, and DFT te

EnCharge AI is a leader in advanced AI hardware and software systems for edge-to-cloud computing. EnCharge’s robust and scalable next-generation in-memory computing technology provides orders-of-magnitude higher compute efficiency and density compared to today’s best-in-class solutions. The high-performance architecture is coupled with seamless software integration and will enable the immense potential of AI to be accessible in power, energy, and space constrained applications. EnCharge AI launched in 2022 and is led by veteran technologists with backgrounds in semiconductor design and AI systems. About the Role EnCharge AI is looking for a highly experienced, hands-on Principal Solutions Engineer to lead customer and partner solution development, architecture, and deployment for our next-generation AI acceleration platform. This is a senior technical leadership role that combines customer-facing engagement, solution architecture, AI software optimization, and technical mentorship. This role will partner with strategic customers throughout their development lifecycle—from initial technical discovery, architectural evaluation, and proof-of-concepts through production deployment and scaling. Bridging the gap between AI hardware, software, systems, and customers, helping them successfully build, optimize, and scale cutting-edge AI workloads and agentic workflows on EnCharge technology. Serving as the voice of the customer, directly influencing product roadmaps, software features, and developer experience. Responsibilities Serve as the primary technical interface and trusted advisor for strategic customers and partners evaluating and deploying AI workloads on EnCharge platforms. Lead end-to-end customer engagements from technical discovery through proof-of-concept (PoC), design-in, performance benchmarking, system-level tuning, and production deployment. Support technical pre-sales efforts by clearly articulating solution value propositions, architectural differentiator

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 Reporting to senior leadership within Architecture and Validation, the Debug Validation Lead 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. This 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. The 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. The

About us Graphcore is one of the world’s leading innovators in artificial intelligence compute. We are developing hardware, software and systems infrastructure that will unlock the next generation of AI breakthroughs and support the widespread adoption of AI solutions across every industry. As part of the SoftBank Group, Graphcore is a member of a family of companies responsible for some of the world’s most transformative technologies. Together, we share a bold vision to enable advanced artificial intelligence and ensure its benefits are accessible to everyone. Graphcore brings together AI researchers, silicon designers, software engineers and systems architects to solve complex technical challenges and deliver innovative computing solutions. Job Summary The Principal Electrical Engineer will be a technical authority within Data Center Engineering, leading the architecture and delivery of safe, resilient and scalable electrical infrastructure for high-density AI computing environments. Working with internal teams, data center developers, utilities, consultants and equipment partners, this role will guide projects from early technical studies through design, construction, commissioning, operation and lifecycle improvement. The successful candidate must reside in, or be willing to relocate to, Austin, Texas. Approximately 10% travel may be required. The Team The Data Center Engineering team is responsible for defining and enabling the infrastructure needed to deploy and operate Graphcore’s computing systems at scale. The team works across electrical, mechanical, thermal, controls, systems and operational disciplines, collaborating with external engineering and construction partners to deliver reliable, efficient and maintainable data center environments. Responsibilities and Duties Act as the technical authority for electrical engineering across data center infrastructure projects, from the utility or on-site power source through to the IT rack. Lead electrical archit

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 Reporting to senior leadership within Architecture and Validation, the Power and Performance Validation Lead will drive validation strategy and execution for advanced AI compute silicon and systems. The role is responsible for leading power, thermal and performance validation activities across pre-silicon and post-silicon environments to ensure products meet efficiency, reliability and scalability expectations. This role combines deep technical expertise with people leadership responsibilities, including team development, prioritisation, mentoring and delivery coordination across multiple projects and stakeholders. The Team The Power and Performance Validation team sits within the Architecture and Validation organisation and is responsible for validating the performance, efficiency and thermal behaviour of Graphcore silicon and systems. The team supports the full product lifecycle, from early architectural modelling through to first silicon bring-up, characterization and production readiness. Engineers work closely with cross-functional teams globally to debug complex issues, optimize workloads and continuously imp