Silicon Product Engineering Lead (Bristol)

Product Engineering & Test (Tapeout → Production)

• Own ATE strategy and test program development from early silicon through high-volume manufacturing
• Drive first-silicon bring-up, working closely with design teams to validate functionality and performance
• Define production test architecture, balancing coverage, cost, and throughput
• Lead qualification and reliability activities across voltage, temperature, and aging conditions
• Establish qualification methodologies for automotive and datacentre markets
• Own NPI processes, including phase gates, cross-functional reviews, and documentation
• Manage OSAT relationships: partner evaluation, test transfer, and production readiness
• Collaborate with foundries on yield analysis, process monitoring, and improvement actions

Bristol Lab Leadership

• 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

What You'll Build

• 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

Qualifications:

• Significant hands-on experience in semiconductor test development and silicon characterization
• Strong understanding of ATE platforms and test program optimization
• Deep knowledge of reliability physics and qualification of complex SoCs
• Experience with silicon debug and failure analysis tools (oscilloscopes, logic analysers, thermal tools, FA workflows)
• Practical lab management experience including calibration, equipment management, and safety
• Solid understanding of test and manufacturing economics
• Build, mentor, and scale a multidisciplinary engineering team
• Act as a senior technical leader in architectural reviews and roadmap discussions
• Communicate complex technical topics clearly to engineers and executives
• Manage multiple parallel workstreams across internal teams and external partners
• Operate comfortably from strategic planning down to hands-on problem solving in the lab

Experience with automotive or datacentre qualification standards is a strong plus. 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

Longer term:

• Faster tapeout-to-production cycles
• Strong, repeatable quality metrics
• A product engineering team and lab that scale cleanly as the company grows

What we offer

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.