About the role
<p><strong>Location:</strong> Bristol, UK <br><strong>Start date: </strong>September 2027<br><strong>Applications deadline</strong>: Midnight, 29th November 2026 <br><em>We encourage you to apply early, as we may close applications before the advertised deadline.</em></p>
<h3>The Graduate Programme at Graphcore</h3>
<p>Join Graphcore in a permanent role and start your career with two years of hands-on learning. From day one, you’ll be trusted to take ownership, share your ideas and help shape what we’re creating. You’ll tackle challenging problems alongside a team who support your development and are as excited about your success as you are.<br><br></p>
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<h3><span data-contrast="auto"><br>What you’ll work on</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":0,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":100,"335559740":252}"> </span></h3>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Put your engineering foundations to work on the electronic systems behind Graphcore’s AI compute platforms.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":100,"335559740":252}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">This role spans Hardware Design and Signal Integrity. Depending on your interests, project needs and developing strengths, you could focus on either area or work across both. You’ll build broad board-level engineering skills while developing deeper expertise.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":100,"335559740":252}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">In Hardware Design, you could develop circuits, select components, create schematics and work with PCB layout through review, bring-up and validation. Projects may involve digital and analogue circuitry, power sequencing, monitoring, board management or interfaces such as I2C, SPI and GPIO. As you grow, you’ll take ownership of scoped circuits or subsystems through to controlled design release.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":100,"335559740":252}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">In Signal Integrity, you could analyse PCIe and Ethernet links, DDR memory interfaces, clocks and other timing-critical signals. Work may span feasibility studies, PCB stack-up, materials, controlled impedance, routing and layout reviews, alongside pre-layout and post-layout simulation. You’ll compare simulations with laboratory measurements, investigate issues and take increasing ownership of defined analyses and interface reviews.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":100,"335559740":252}"> </span></p>
<h3><span data-contrast="none">Your team and support</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":0,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":100,"335559740":252}"> </span></h3>
<p><span data-contrast="none">Hardware Design and Signal Integrity engineers work closely with PCB layout, silicon, validation, firmware, mechanical and thermal engineering, manufacturing and system teams. Together, they turn requirements into buildable hardware and investigate how it behaves in practice.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":100,"335559740":252}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">Staff Hardware Engineers and Team Leads will support you through design reviews, laboratory work and day-to-day collaboration. You’ll learn how the team identifies risks before boards are built and resolves issues during development.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":100,"335559740":252}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">Bring your questions and ideas, explain your reasoning and use evidence to challenge assumptions constructively. Take responsibility for your work and speak up when you spot a problem or need support.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":100,"335559740":252}"> </span></p>
<h3><span data-contrast="none">How you’ll learn and grow</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":220,"335559739":100,"335559740":240}"> </span></h3>
<p><span data-contrast="none">During the two-year programme, you’ll develop the judgement to connect circuit design and interconnect behaviour with the performance of a complete board.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":100,"335559740":252}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">You’ll gain experience with tools such as Mentor Expedition for hardware design, and Ansys HFSS and Keysight ADS for electromagnetic and circuit simulation. Comparing models with measurements will help you test hypotheses, understand trade-offs and investigate faults methodically.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":100,"335559740":252}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">Following work through review, implementation, validation and release will help you build confidence in your decisions, document your reasoning and see where you’d like to deepen your expertise.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":100,"335559740":252}"> </span></p>
<h3><span data-contrast="auto">What we're looking for</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":100,"335559740":252}"> </span></h3>
<ul>
<li><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">A recently completed degree, or one </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">you’re</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet"> due to complete, in Electronic Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics or a closely related technical discipline</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":40,"335559740":252}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none">Strong analogue and digital electronics foundations, with an interest in hardware design or signal integrity and how complete systems and interconnects behave</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":100,"335559740":252}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none">A logical, first-principles approach to unfamiliar problems and structured debugging, demonstrated through practical engineering work</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":100,"335559740":252}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none">The ability to use measurements or technical data to test a hypothesis and explain your conclusions, with clear communication, curiosity and willingness to take ownership and learn from feedback</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":100,"335559740":252}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<p><span data-contrast="none">You can demonstrate these skills through a final-year project, laboratory work, placements, internships, personal or team projects, Formula Student, robotics, engineering societies or other relevant experience. Tell us what you built or investigated, how you approached it and what you learned.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":100,"335559740":252}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">Your interests might include schematics, PCBs, component selection, bring-up, validation, test or fault finding; or transmission lines, impedance, reflections, crosstalk, simulation and electronic measurement. Previous professional experience with the named tools is not required.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":f
<h3>The Graduate Programme at Graphcore</h3>
<p>Join Graphcore in a permanent role and start your career with two years of hands-on learning. From day one, you’ll be trusted to take ownership, share your ideas and help shape what we’re creating. You’ll tackle challenging problems alongside a team who support your development and are as excited about your success as you are.<br><br></p>
<h3><iframe style="display: table; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sUqy-WuXPsE" width="560" height="314"></iframe></h3>
<h3><span data-contrast="auto"><br>What you’ll work on</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":0,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":100,"335559740":252}"> </span></h3>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Put your engineering foundations to work on the electronic systems behind Graphcore’s AI compute platforms.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":100,"335559740":252}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">This role spans Hardware Design and Signal Integrity. Depending on your interests, project needs and developing strengths, you could focus on either area or work across both. You’ll build broad board-level engineering skills while developing deeper expertise.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":100,"335559740":252}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">In Hardware Design, you could develop circuits, select components, create schematics and work with PCB layout through review, bring-up and validation. Projects may involve digital and analogue circuitry, power sequencing, monitoring, board management or interfaces such as I2C, SPI and GPIO. As you grow, you’ll take ownership of scoped circuits or subsystems through to controlled design release.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":100,"335559740":252}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">In Signal Integrity, you could analyse PCIe and Ethernet links, DDR memory interfaces, clocks and other timing-critical signals. Work may span feasibility studies, PCB stack-up, materials, controlled impedance, routing and layout reviews, alongside pre-layout and post-layout simulation. You’ll compare simulations with laboratory measurements, investigate issues and take increasing ownership of defined analyses and interface reviews.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":100,"335559740":252}"> </span></p>
<h3><span data-contrast="none">Your team and support</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":0,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":100,"335559740":252}"> </span></h3>
<p><span data-contrast="none">Hardware Design and Signal Integrity engineers work closely with PCB layout, silicon, validation, firmware, mechanical and thermal engineering, manufacturing and system teams. Together, they turn requirements into buildable hardware and investigate how it behaves in practice.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":100,"335559740":252}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">Staff Hardware Engineers and Team Leads will support you through design reviews, laboratory work and day-to-day collaboration. You’ll learn how the team identifies risks before boards are built and resolves issues during development.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":100,"335559740":252}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">Bring your questions and ideas, explain your reasoning and use evidence to challenge assumptions constructively. Take responsibility for your work and speak up when you spot a problem or need support.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":100,"335559740":252}"> </span></p>
<h3><span data-contrast="none">How you’ll learn and grow</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":220,"335559739":100,"335559740":240}"> </span></h3>
<p><span data-contrast="none">During the two-year programme, you’ll develop the judgement to connect circuit design and interconnect behaviour with the performance of a complete board.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":100,"335559740":252}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">You’ll gain experience with tools such as Mentor Expedition for hardware design, and Ansys HFSS and Keysight ADS for electromagnetic and circuit simulation. Comparing models with measurements will help you test hypotheses, understand trade-offs and investigate faults methodically.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":100,"335559740":252}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">Following work through review, implementation, validation and release will help you build confidence in your decisions, document your reasoning and see where you’d like to deepen your expertise.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":100,"335559740":252}"> </span></p>
<h3><span data-contrast="auto">What we're looking for</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":100,"335559740":252}"> </span></h3>
<ul>
<li><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">A recently completed degree, or one </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">you’re</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet"> due to complete, in Electronic Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics or a closely related technical discipline</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":40,"335559740":252}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none">Strong analogue and digital electronics foundations, with an interest in hardware design or signal integrity and how complete systems and interconnects behave</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":100,"335559740":252}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none">A logical, first-principles approach to unfamiliar problems and structured debugging, demonstrated through practical engineering work</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":100,"335559740":252}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none">The ability to use measurements or technical data to test a hypothesis and explain your conclusions, with clear communication, curiosity and willingness to take ownership and learn from feedback</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":100,"335559740":252}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<p><span data-contrast="none">You can demonstrate these skills through a final-year project, laboratory work, placements, internships, personal or team projects, Formula Student, robotics, engineering societies or other relevant experience. Tell us what you built or investigated, how you approached it and what you learned.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":100,"335559740":252}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">Your interests might include schematics, PCBs, component selection, bring-up, validation, test or fault finding; or transmission lines, impedance, reflections, crosstalk, simulation and electronic measurement. Previous professional experience with the named tools is not required.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":f
Requirements
- HW Circuit Design