Staff Hardware Engineer
Arm-based hardware platforms, server blades, and rack-scale infrastructure.
Originally posted 4 September 2026 by the employer. Relisted by the employer on 2 November 2026.
About the role
The Staff Hardware Engineer provides advanced operational, diagnostic, and engineering support for Graphcore's Arm-based hardware platforms across lab and data center environments. The role focuses on hardware bring-up, validation, and troubleshooting of AI compute platforms, including server blades, racks, and rack-scale infrastructure.
What you'll do
- Lead advanced break-fix troubleshooting for server blades, motherboards, power systems, and rack-scale infrastructure.
- Support engineering bring-up activities, including component validation and firmware interaction testing.
- Diagnose system-level failures involving thermal behavior, power anomalies, network configuration, and BIOS/BMC issues.
- Collaborate with server engineering teams to perform root cause analysis and propose corrective actions or design improvements.
- Develop and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs), troubleshooting guides, and validation documentation.
- Provide guidance and mentorship to junior technicians and engineers on troubleshooting methodologies and hardware diagnostics.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline.
- 10+ years of experience with server hardware architectures and board-level debugging.
- Experience analyzing system logs, hardware telemetry, and power/thermal metrics to isolate hardware failures.
- Hands-on experience with HPC systems, AI compute platforms, or rack-scale infrastructure.
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This role has been open 60 days — well above the 47-day median for Hardware Systems Engineering roles.
Hardware Systems Engineering · AI ML Hardware
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Open roles in category
1072
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Median days open
47 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$148k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Graphcore | All employers we track in this specialty (1072 roles · 100 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 12 | 1072 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 107 | 6342 · 145 employers |
| Median days open | 60 d | 47 d (+13 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $148k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Intel Corporation · 83 open roles · median 40 d
- KLA Corporation · 61 open roles · median 57 d
- Teradyne · 58 open roles · median 46 d
- NVIDIA · 55 open roles · median 69 d
- Applied Materials · 53 open roles · median 60 d
- ASML · 50 open roles · median 28 d
How we counted: 1072 open Hardware Systems Engineering (AI ML Hardware) roles from 100 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 3 Nov 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.