Staff Manufacturing Test Engineer

Join Graphcore, a leading AI hardware company, as a Staff Manufacturing Test Engineer. In this role, you will support high-volume server manufacturing, working closely with an ODM manufacturing partner to define, implement, validate, and optimize the manufacturing test strategy. You will have a significant impact on the quality and efficiency of our manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Definir, implementar, validar y optimizar la estrategia de prueba de fabricación para productos de nivel de placa L6.
• Colaborar con equipos de ingeniería, validación de diseño, diagnósticos, operaciones, calidad y ODM para alinear la cobertura de prueba de fabricación con las áreas de riesgo del producto.
• Crear y mantener un plan de calidad de fabricación general centrado en el rendimiento, la contención de defectos, la cobertura de pruebas y la preparación para la producción.
• The ideal candidate has strong experience in server hardware manufacturing, Linux-based test environments, diagnostic test coverage, fixture requirements, yield improvement, and root cause corrective action processes

MDA

• Ability to review test logs, identify failure signatures, isolate issues, and determine whether failures are related to hardware, firmware, software, test process, or fixture design
• Demonstrated ability to drive root cause analysis and corrective action across engineering and manufacturing teams

Manufacturing defect detection

• Strong understanding of manufacturing quality metrics, including first-pass yield, retest rate, defect paretos, failure analysis, and corrective action
• Experience defining test fixture requirements and supporting fixture bring-up, validation, and production readiness

Requirements

• Hands-on experience with Linux-based test environments, including test execution, scripting, log collection, and failure triage
• Strong understanding of board-level manufacturing test processes, including:
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly communicate technical issues, risks, and action plans
• Experience supporting high-volume server manufacturing or similar complex compute, networking, storage, or data center hardware products
• 8+ years of experience in manufacturing test engineering, hardware test engineering, or production test development
• Familiarity with server hardware architecture, including CPUs, memory, storage, networking, BMCs, firmware, power subsystems, and high-speed interfaces
• Diagnostic test execution
• Experience working directly with ODM, CM, or JDM manufacturing partners
• ICT

Board Functional Test

• Experience porting board-level functional tests into system-level manufacturing environments
• Experience with L6 board-level and L10 system-level manufacturing processes
• Familiarity with server diagnostics, BMC interfaces, BIOS/UEFI, firmware update flows, hardware health checks, and system stress testing
• Experience with Python, Bash, or other scripting languages used in manufacturing test automation
• Knowledge of manufacturing data systems, test result databases, yield dashboards, and factory analytics
• Familiarity with test coverage analysis, DFT/DFM principles, and manufacturing escape prevention
• Experience with high-volume NPI, EVT/DVT/PVT, pilot builds, and production ramp
• Experience working with global manufacturing teams and offshore ODM sites