About the company
Graphcore builds the future of AI compute — a team of semiconductor, software and AI experts creating the complete AI compute stack, from silicon and software to datacenter-scale infrastructure. Part of the SoftBank Group.
Responsibilities
- Define and execute the strategic roadmap for Logical Design aligned with Graphcore's silicon and product strategy
- Lead, grow and mentor a high-performing RTL/micro-architecture design organisation
- Establish best-in-class design methodologies, documentation standards and quality metrics
- Provide technical oversight of micro-architecture specification and RTL development across major blocks and subsystems
- Guide architectural feasibility studies and micro-architecture definition
- Oversee integration of third-party IP, complex ASIC blocks and high-performance custom designs
- Ensure robust design sign-off through linting, synthesis, CDC/RDC, timing closure and coverage metrics
- Partner with Physical Design, Verification, DFT, Architecture and Program Management teams
- Own delivery of high-quality, on-schedule RTL for multiple parallel silicon programs
- Champion design automation and infrastructure improvements
Requirements
- Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related field; advanced degree preferred
- Extensive experience in digital logical design, micro-architecture and RTL development for large-scale high-performance silicon
- Proven success leading and developing technical teams in a semiconductor environment
- Deep expertise in SystemVerilog or VHDL and modern digital design flows
- Strong ability to diagnose and resolve complex design issues, including scripting (Python, Tcl)
- Demonstrated cross-functional leadership and communication across global teams
- Desirable: processor/accelerator micro-architecture, high-speed serial interfaces, arithmetic pipeline design, advanced synthesis/timing/power analysis, DFT methodologies, silicon bring-up and post-silicon validation
Conditions
- Competitive salary, flexible working, generous annual leave
- Private medical insurance, dental plan, pension (matched up to 5%), life assurance and income protection
- Generous parental leave and employee assistance programme