Graduate Silicon Engineer 2027
Graphcore is seeking a Graduate Silicon Engineer to join their two-year Graduate Programme, commencing in September 2027, at their Bristol or Cambridge locations. This programme offers a permanent role with hands-on learning from day one, allowing graduates to take ownership, share ideas, and contribute to the development of advanced AI hardware. The role involves working alongside experienced engineers in a collaborative environment that supports personal and professional growth.
As a Graduate Silicon Engineer, you will be integrated into one of four specialist Silicon teams: logical design, verification, physical design, or design for test (DFT). Your responsibilities will include contributing to real chip development, learning from experienced colleagues, and building an understanding of how advanced AI chips are designed, verified, and prepared for manufacture. Depending on your team, tasks may involve register-transfer level (RTL) design, system-on-chip (SoC) integration, verification methods, physical implementation, or DFT. You will utilize industry-standard electronic design automation (EDA) tools and take ownership of clear tasks with support from experienced engineers.
Ideal candidates should be on track for, or have achieved, a degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, or a related subject such as Physics or Mathematics. Proficiency in coding languages such as C, C++, or Python is essential. An interest in digital design, application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), verification, physical design, computer architecture, or AI compute is highly desirable. The programme is designed for individuals who are curious, motivated, and enjoy solving complex problems, with a willingness to learn modern silicon design techniques and EDA tools.
Graphcore offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including flexible working arrangements, generous leave, retirement planning support with up to 5% matched pension, phantom equity, thoughtfully designed office spaces with free food and an on-site barista, income protection, life assurance, an electric vehicle scheme, and flexible benefits such as private medical insurance and dental cover. Optional benefits include dental cover, health cash plan, private medical insurance, cycle to work scheme, and give as you earn.
Joining Graphcore means becoming part of a company that is building next-generation AI compute, from semiconductors and software to systems at datacentre scale. As a member of the Graduate Programme, you will be trusted to take ownership, share your ideas, and help shape the future of AI hardware. The collaborative environment and support from experienced engineers will provide ample opportunities for personal and professional development.