Hiring: Staff Hardware Validation Engineer Company: Graphcore Location: Austin, TX Job Posted Time: 2026-09-11 13:56:29 Employment Type: Contract Target Skills & Keywords : Embedded Systems, Firmware, Integration Testing, LabVIEW, MATLAB, PCB, Python, Root Cause Analysis, Vendor Management About the job Experience: •7+ years (or appropriate level) of board-level hardware validation experience. Required Skills: •The ideal candidate combines strong electrical engineering fundamentals with practical lab expertise and is comfortable personally performing validation activities while coordinating with cross-functional teams and manufacturing partners. •Define comprehensive board-level and inter-board validation plans based on product requirements, design specifications, and customer use cases. •Develop validation methodologies covering functional, electrical, thermal, power, signal integrity, reliability, and stress testing. •Establish test coverage, acceptance criteria, qualification requirements, and release gates. •Review hardware architecture, schematics, component specifications, and interface topologies to identify validation risks early in the design cycle. •Define incremental validation and regression coverage for component substitutions, design changes, and firmware updates. •Develop, automate, and execute validation tests on prototype and production-intent hardware. •Perform board bring-up, functional verification, electrical characterization, and system-level integration testing. Qualifications: •Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field. •In-depth knowledge of digital and mixed-signal electronic systems. •Applied hands-on capability in laboratory instrumentation and measurement techniques. •Strong hardware debugging and root-cause analysis skills. •Excellent technical documentation and communication skills. •International and domestic travel as needed. •Demonstrated capacity to read and interpret component datasheets to identify electrical specifications, timing requirements, operating limits, and validation criteria. Compensation: •Competitive benefits and rewards package Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!