Graduate SoC Architect

About the job Start your architecture career helping shape the AI chips of the future. As a 2026 Graduate SoC Architecture Engineer, you will help define, model and evaluate complex sub-systems for Graphcore’s next-generation AI acceleration hardware. You will discover how product requirements become architectural choices, develop trade-offs and silicon-ready specifications. Your work will support high-performance, highly integrated SoC designs used in advanced AI compute. You will contribute to specifications, modelling, simulation, validation and technical analysis. You may also support IP evaluation, silicon bring-up, testing and performance investigations. You do not need to arrive as an expert. We are looking for graduates with strong fundamentals, curiosity and the aim to learn from real architecture work. The Team & Culture The Silicon Architecture team defines how critical SoC sub-systems behave, connect and perform. The team works closely with silicon design, verification, hardware and software engineers. Work happens through technical discussion, modelling, documentation, review and careful evaluation of design choices. You will learn from experienced architects while taking ownership of well-scoped tasks early. Decisions are shaped by evidence, system impact and clear engineering judgement. Graduates are encouraged to ask questions, test assumptions and communicate i