Production Line Management Engineer in Bristol

About us At Graphcore, we’re building the future of AI compute. We’re a team of semiconductor, software and AI experts, with deep experience in creating the complete AI compute stack - from silicon and software to infrastructure at datacenter scale. As part of the SoftBank Group, backed by significant long-term investment, we are delivering key technology into the fast-growing SoftBank AI ecosystem. To meet the vast and exciting AI opportunity, Graphcore is expanding its teams around the world. We are bringing together the brightest minds to solve the toughest problems, in a place where everyone has the opportunity to make an impact on the company, our products and the future of artificial intelligence. Job Summary Reporting to Senior Director of Post Silicon Validation, the Debug Validation Engineer will drive post-silicon debug and validation activities for next-generation AI compute silicon and systems. You will lead teams passionate about identifying, reproducing, analyzing, and resolving complex silicon, firmware, and system-level issues during bring-up, characterization, and product readiness. This role combines deep technical debugging expertise with strong cross-functional collaboration across multiple engineering fields. The Team The Post-Silicon Debug and Validation team manages bring-up, fault diagnosis, and validation of Graphcore silicon and systems. Our team participates throughout the entire product lifecycle, supporting initial silicon bring-up, subsystem validation, system integration, and production readiness tasks. We coordinate closely with hardware, firmware, software, and systems teams to examine complex failures, develop debug strategies, and advance validation infrastructure. Responsibilities and Duties Lead post-silicon debugging and validation efforts for AI compute silicon and platform technologies Contribute to debug and validation activities across multiple projects and achievements Analyze and address intricate sili

About the job Make the systems behind Graphcore’s product information work better, stay controlled, and remain trusted. You’ll administer and improve our PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) system, with responsibility for document management and the standards portal. Your work will keep product information accurate, traceable, accessible, and aligned with controlled documentation across Graphcore. You’ll configure workflows, permissions and system controls. You’ll also support users, resolve issues, and help deliver system updates and improvements. This role offers broad exposure across engineering, quality, manufacturing, and supply chain, with real ownership of business-critical systems. The team and culture You’ll join Configuration Management within Manufacturing Operations. The team keeps critical engineering data and controlled documents accurate, traceable, and effectively managed. What we’re looking for Essential Hands-on experience administering PLM, document management, operational, or other business-critical systems. Understanding of product data, revisions, engineering change, release control, workflows, and governance. Strong capability in user administration, access control, issue resolution, data quality, and controlled information management. Experience supporting engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, or similar technical and operational teams. Ability to manage competing priorities independently, with strong attention to detail and clear stakeholder communication. Desirable Experience with Arena PLM, Cognidox, Accuris, system integrations, reporting, upgrades, or data migrations would be valuable. Experience of BOM (Bill Of Materials) structures. Benefits Unlimited annual leave Up to 5% matched pension Phantom equity – share in Graphcore’s success True flexibility in how and where you work Office spaces designed for collaboration Free food and an on-site barista Health cash plan Income protection Life assurance Along with other benefits