# Principal Electrical Engineer at Graphcore

- Company: Graphcore
- What the company does: 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.
- Company website: https://graphcore.ai
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Austin, Texas, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-07-28
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/graphcore/jobs/8651485002
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/graphcore-principal-electrical-engineer/

## About the role

The Principal Electrical Engineer will be a technical authority within Data Center Engineering, leading the architecture and delivery of safe, resilient and scalable electrical infrastructure for high-density AI computing environments. Working with internal teams, data center developers, utilities, consultants and equipment partners, this role will guide projects from early technical studies through design, construction, commissioning, operation and lifecycle improvement.

## What they're looking for

- Act as the technical authority for electrical engineering across data center infrastructure projects, from the utility or on-site power source through to the IT rack
- Lead electrical architecture development through conceptual studies, detailed design, construction, commissioning, operation and lifecycle improvement
- Develop electrical standards, specifications, reference designs, qualification plans and acceptance criteria for power distribution and conversion systems
- Define electrical protection and safety approaches for AC and DC systems, including fault detection, interruption, isolation, grounding, stored energy, insulation monitoring, lockout and safe maintenance
- Develop resilient power solutions for highly dynamic AI and high-performance computing loads, including ride-through, short-duration energy buffering, backup generation, energy storage and utility interconnection
- Evaluate established and emerging power conversion, protection, control and energy-storage technologies, making clear recommendations based on safety, reliability, efficiency and maintainability

Tags: DC Engineering*