Graphcore
Lab Technician
4d ago
Worldwideoscilloscopelogic analyserpower suppliesequipment maintenancecalibration
Responsible for maintaining and supporting electronic laboratory equipment and operations to ensure compliance and reliability.
Responsibilities
- • Support the installation, setup, and calibration of electronic test equipment (oscilloscopes, logic
- analysers, power supplies, etc).
- • Execute preventative maintenance programs.
- • Maintain a clean and safe lab environment, ensuring compliance with health and safety
- requirements.
- • Check and maintain ESD countermeasures.
- • Responsible for asset management and goods in/out process for the laboratories.
- • Support engineering teams in setting up test benches, configuring equipment, and ensuring
- technical readiness for hardware bring up, validation, and characterisation.
- • Generate standard operating procedures providing technical guidance, training, and procedures
- to support the requirements of multidisciplined lab teams.
- • Support engineering teams with board, cable, and wire modifications.
- Candidate Profile
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- Our team is at the forefront of the artificial intelligence revolution, enabling innovators from all
- industries and sectors to expand human potential with technology. The availability of specialised
- artificial intelligence compute will be a decisive factor in AI’s rate of progress. Graphcore allows
- innovators to go further, faster. What we do, really makes a difference.
- As an Electronics Laboratory Technician you will be part of the team responsible for the Bristol
- laboratories within Graphcore ensuring the lab facilities are always operational and available to
- support cross-functional operations. You will also help develop and implement standard operating
- procedures to ensure compliance with ESD, safety, quality and regulatory standards, and other
- relevant policies.
- The Laboratory team supports the installation, maintenance, repair and modification of electronic
- systems, cables, and equipment within the laboratory. Providing support to cross-functional teams
- to troubleshoot issues to ensure reliable and safe operation of all lab equipment. The team also
- maintains accurate technical documentation, manages tools, assets, and test equipment, and
- contributes to efficient, high-quality technical operations.
- • Experience in working in an electronics lab environment.
- • Strong technical understanding of electronic test equipment, including setup, calibration, and
- troubleshooting.
- Job Description Template 2024 • Good understanding of ESD prevention and controls.
- • Working knowledge of health & safety requirements in an electronics laboratory, ensure safe
- working practices are implemented and controlled.
- • Ability to collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams in the laboratory environment,
- ensuring setups meet technical requirements while adhering to defined working practices and
- project timescales.
- • Experience in Repair and Modification of PCB assemblies to IPC-7711/21 and J-STD-001
- standards.
- • Experience in cable and wire harness assemblies to drawings and IPC-620 standards.
- • Experience in IPC-A-610 Inspection.
- • A pragmatic approach, the ability to improvise and get the job done.
- • Ability to mentor junior members of the team.
- • Effective communication skills.
- Desirable
- • Experience using asset management systems including tracking of test equipment, security-
- controlled devices, and calibration status.
- • Experience in collaborating with external subcontractors for technical services including periodic
- maintenance and calibration of lab equipment, facilities upgrade, or specialist equipment
- maintenance.