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Manufacturing Operational Excellence Manager

Graphcore

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About the job

Own the manufacturing excellence work that turns complex hardware into reliable, scalable production.

As Manufacturing Operational Excellence Manager, you will improve quality, reliability and performance across Graphcore’s hardware lifecycle. You will connect manufacturing insight with engineering, quality and supply chain decisions.

Your work will help products move from new product introduction into sustained production with stronger controls. You will use data to identify risks, understand failure mechanisms and drive measurable improvements.

You will lead investigations, shape control plans and help teams act on manufacturing and reliability evidence. This role suits someone who can turn complex technical signals into clear action.

The team and culture

You will sit in the Quality team within Manufacturing Operations, working across silicon, board and system development. The team turns manufacturing and reliability insight into practical changes that improve products and processes.

Work happens across boundaries, with manufacturing partners, engineering specialists and operations teams. You will bring structure, pace and evidence to complex decisions.

This is an individual contributor role with real ownership. You will be expected to speak up, act quickly and lead through influence.

What we're looking for

· Strong technical grounding in manufacturing, quality or reliability engineering within semiconductor, advanced electronics or complex hardware environments.
· Ability to apply structured problem-solving and data analysis to complex manufacturing or product quality issues.
· Experience using statistical, process capability or reliability data to support engineering and operational decisions.
· Understanding of new product introduction, production ramp and sustained volume manufacturing.
· Confidence leading cross-functional investigations across manufacturing, engineering, quality and supply chain teams.
· Ability to work with outsourced manufacturing partners and turn failure insights into practical improvements.

While we have outlined a set of requirements, we value transferable skills and diverse experiences. We also welcome engineers returning to the profession after a career break, including through returnship routes.

Benefits

· Flexible working: Balance your work and personal life with greater flexibility
· Generous leave: Take time to rest, recharge and enjoy life outside of work
· Retirement planning support: Up to 5% matched pension
· Phantom equity: Share in Graphcore’s success
· Workplace experience: Enjoy thoughtfully designed office spaces for collaboration, with free food and an on-site barista to support your day
· Peace of mind protection: Income protection and life assurance to provide financial security for you and your loved ones
· Flexible benefits: Tailor your benefits package with a choice of additional options, including private medical insurance and dental cover
· Optional benefits: Dental cover, health cash plan, private medical insurance, cycle to work scheme, give as you earn

We welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences and are committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone can do their best work.
We’re an equal opportunity employer and recognise that everyone brings different strengths and perspectives. If you need any adjustments during the interview process, just let us know - we’re happy to support you.

Sponsorship

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship or support visa applications for this role.

Join the team at Graphcore

Graphcore is one of the world’s leading innovators in Artificial Intelligence compute. It is developing hardware, software and systems infrastructure that will unlock the next generation of AI breakthroughs and power the widespread adoption of AI solutions across every industry.

As part of the SoftBank Group, Graphcore is a member of an elite family of companies responsible for some of the world’s most transformative technologies. Together, they share a bold vision: to enable Artificial Super Intelligence and ensure its benefits are accessible to everyone.

Graphcore’s teams are drawn from diverse backgrounds and bring a broad range of skills and perspectives. A melting pot of AI research specialists, silicon designers, software engineers and systems architects, Graphcore brings together deep expertise to solve complex problems and deliver meaningful progress in AI compute.

If you want to improve how advanced AI hardware moves from engineering promise to reliable production, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now to help strengthen manufacturing excellence at Graphcore.

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