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Hardware Platform Development Intern

Graphcore · Austin, Texas, United States · On-site

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About Graphcore

Graphcore has built a new type of processor for machine intelligence to accelerate machine learning and AI applications for a world of intelligent machines. Backed by Air Street.

About the role

As a Systems Engineering Intern, you will contribute to projects that combine hardware, firmware, and software engineering for advanced AI compute platforms. You will work with experienced engineers on subsystem design, laboratory testing, system validation, automation, and performance analysis.

What they're looking for

  • Experience using power meters, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, or similar laboratory equipment
  • Academic or project exposure to CPU subsystems, PCIe, Ethernet, high-speed interfaces, or platform validation
  • Experience creating test automation, data-analysis tools, or engineering scripts
  • Interest in platform performance, power delivery, thermal management, liquid cooling, or energy efficiency
  • Experience gained through research, hackathons, student engineering teams, or personal hardware projects
More about this role

Graphcore is a global leader in artificial intelligence computing systems. We design advanced semiconductors and data center hardware that provide the specialized processing power needed to advance AI while improving the efficiency required for broad adoption.

As part of SoftBank Group, Graphcore belongs to a family of companies developing transformative technologies. Our AI Engineering Campus in Austin plays an important role in building the hardware platforms that support the next generation of AI systems.

As a Systems Engineering Intern, you will contribute to projects that combine hardware, firmware, and software engineering for advanced AI compute platforms. You will work with experienced engineers on subsystem design, laboratory testing, system validation, automation, and performance analysis.

The internship provides hands-on experience with modern hardware development and system-level engineering. You will own clearly defined technical tasks with guidance from the team and document your methods, results, and conclusions.

  • Support the design and testing of CPU and high-speed input and output subsystems for advanced compute platforms.
  • Run laboratory tests and measurements...

Read the full posting on Graphcore's site ↗

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