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Silicon Physical Design Engineer

Graphcore · Bristol, UK; Cambridge, UK

Posted about 3 months ago

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This role has been open
88 days
Graphcore's roles stay open a median of 88 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Graphcore's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Graphcore
high
192 stale, 5 reposted of 192 open
Hiring momentum
288 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-30

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Graphcore's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Graphcore.

About this role

As a Silicon Physical Design Engineer at Graphcore, you will work on developing next-generation AI superchips, focusing on high-performance and power-efficient designs. Your role will involve using advanced EDA tools, enhancing design flows, and collaborating with various teams to ensure successful chip layout delivery. The environment encourages ownership of designs and problem-solving, fostering a collaborative and innovative approach to engineering solutions.

Our read on this posting2.8out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Graphcore as an employer.

What you need

  • A Degree in Electronic/Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related subject
  • Be highly motivated, a self-starter, and a team player
  • Enjoy taking responsibility and improving skills and knowledge
  • Excellent problem-solving skills for debugging issues and finding root causes
  • Ability to program/script in Tcl and Python
  • Experience in 7nm or smaller technologies

Nice to have

  • In depth expertise in one or more aspects of physical design flows
  • Structuring of builds to maximise PPA
  • Silicon transistor knowledge including std cell libraries and/or memories
  • 2D and 3D design (CoWoS, UCIe etc.)
  • High speed, high power and/or full reticle chip design

What you get

  • Flexible working
  • Generous annual leave policy
  • Private medical insurance and health cash plan
  • Dental plan
  • Pension (matched up to 5%)
  • Life assurance and income protection

Worth weighing

  • No salary listed
  • Focus on collaboration and communication skills over specific experience
  • Candidates with less experience may still be considered

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Listed by Graphcore on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-30. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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