Silicon Product Engineering Lead (Bristol)
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£45,000
(£23.08 per hour)
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Description
About Us
Axelera AI is not your regular deep-tech startup. We are creating the next-generation AI platform to support anyone who wants to help advancing humanity and improve the world around us.
In just four years, we have raised a total of $370 million and have built a world-class team of 220+ employees (including 49+ PhDs with more than 40,000 citations), both remotely from 18 different countries and with offices in Belgium, France, Switzerland, Italy, the UK, headquartered at the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven, Netherlands.
We have also launched our Metis™ AI Platform, which achieves a 3-5x increase in efficiency and performance, and have visibility into a strong business pipeline exceeding $100 million.
Our unwavering commitment to innovation has firmly established us as a global industry pioneer.
Are you up for the challenge?
Position Overview
We’re looking for a hands-on technical leader to own product engineering from tapeout to production and day-to-day operation of our Bristol validation lab.
You’ll be responsible for the full journey of our AI accelerator silicon—from first silicon bring-up, characterization, qualification, and ATE development through NPI and OSAT handoff—while leading the team and infrastructure that make this possible. This is a deeply practical role, combining test development, silicon debug, and lab leadership with external partner management.
You’ll lead test engineers, validation engineers, and lab technicians, ensuring our silicon meets datacentre and automotive quality standards and that our lab operates efficiently as we scale to multiple concurrent chip programs.
Key responsibilities:
Product Engineering & Test (Tapeout → Production)
Axelera AI is not your regular deep-tech startup. We are creating the next-generation AI platform to support anyone who wants to help advancing humanity and improve the world around us.
In just four years, we have raised a total of $370 million and have built a world-class team of 220+ employees (including 49+ PhDs with more than 40,000 citations), both remotely from 18 different countries and with offices in Belgium, France, Switzerland, Italy, the UK, headquartered at the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven, Netherlands.
We have also launched our Metis™ AI Platform, which achieves a 3-5x increase in efficiency and performance, and have visibility into a strong business pipeline exceeding $100 million.
Our unwavering commitment to innovation has firmly established us as a global industry pioneer.
Are you up for the challenge?
Position Overview
We’re looking for a hands-on technical leader to own product engineering from tapeout to production and day-to-day operation of our Bristol validation lab.
You’ll be responsible for the full journey of our AI accelerator silicon—from first silicon bring-up, characterization, qualification, and ATE development through NPI and OSAT handoff—while leading the team and infrastructure that make this possible. This is a deeply practical role, combining test development, silicon debug, and lab leadership with external partner management.
You’ll lead test engineers, validation engineers, and lab technicians, ensuring our silicon meets datacentre and automotive quality standards and that our lab operates efficiently as we scale to multiple concurrent chip programs.
Key responsibilities:
Product Engineering & Test (Tapeout → Production)
- Own ATE strategy and test program development from early silicon through high-volume manufacturing
- Lead the Bristol validation lab where dev board bring-up, silicon characterization, and test development are performed
- Manage lab operations: equipment, calibration, procurement, stock control, and safety
- Oversee validation work including power sequencing, JTAG/scan testing, clock and signal integrity characterization, and thermal validation
- Guide development of test fixtures, cable assemblies, and lab tooling
- Prioritize and oversee small engineering projects that support product development
- Evolve the lab from an informal setup into a scalable, well-controlled engineering operation
- A scalable product engineering function supporting multiple silicon programs
- Robust ATE infrastructure from engineering characterization to volume manufacturing
- Strong DFT and testability practices embedded early in design
- A structured, well-run validation lab with clear procedures, maintained equipment, and improved stock control
- Trusted external partnerships with OSATs, test houses, and foundries
- Significant hands-on experience in semiconductor test development and silicon characterization
Location
This position is based in Bristol on an on-site/hybrid basis,
What Success Looks Like
Year 1:
- Successful bring-up and qualification of the next chip program
- Smooth transition of current products into qualified production
- Clear test strategy aligned with quality and cost goals
- More efficient, better-structured Bristol lab operations
- Faster tapeout-to-production cycles
- Strong, repeatable quality metrics
- A product engineering team and lab that scale cleanly as the company grows
This is your chance to shape and be part of a dynamic, fast-growing, international organization. We offer an attractive compensation package, including a pension plan, extensive employee insurances and the option to get company shares.
An open culture that supports creativity and continual innovation is awaiting you. Collaborative ownership and freedom with responsibility is characteristic for the way we act and work as a team.
At Axelera AI, we wholeheartedly embrace equal opportunity and hold diversity in the highest regard. Our steadfast commitment is to cultivate a warm and inclusive environment that empowers and celebrates every member of our team. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to join us in shaping the future of AI.