**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

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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. Ready to raise the standard for supplier quality in advanced AI manufacturing? Apply now to be part of the journey. **Job Summary** We are seeking a highly motivated individual with experience in managing supply chain quality in a high-tech manufacturing organisation. The ideal candidate will be hands-on, comfortable with ambiguity and able to manage multiple projects and stakeholders simultaneously. Working across our entire supply chain in a technically challenging, fast paced environment, you will ensure the readiness of our global supply chain to ramp successfully as we develop and manufacture the world’s most advanced AI systems and services. **The Team** The Graphcore Quality Team delivers outstanding customer experience and champions sustainable excellence throughout Graphcore. We are responsible for customer, supply chain and product quality, as well as organisational compliance, governance and assurance. You will be joining a diverse team of experts in these domains based in our Bristol, Cambridge (UK) and Hsinchu (Taiwan) offices. **Responsibilities and Duties** - Facilitate APQP activities such as risk assessment, failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), and control plan development to proactively identify and mitigate quality risks - Create and maintain quality plans, ensuring conformance to customer specifications and internal standards - Ensure suppliers fulfil our NPI to ensure production readiness - Collect and analyse key production metrics such as cycle time and yield to support process and quality improvements - Support training and education of production personnel - Develop standard operating procedures to improve operator efficiency and process consistency - Participate in Kaizen events to measure, document, and continuously improve manufacturing processes **Candidate Profile** **Essential:** - Ability to work across several organisations with engineering leaders and factory operatives - Expertise in APQP activities, FMEAs, SPC, control plans, ISO Audit and other quality tools - Experience in facilitating engineering and management teams through structured root cause analysis (8D, 5-why, etc) - Gravitas to represent Graphcore and partner companies and act as Voice of the Customer within our supplier chain - Passionate about consistently aiming for excellence, attention to detail and relentless focus on continuous improvement - Highly developed problem-solving skills - Acute focus on delivering results under pressure and to challenging deadlines **Desirable** - Demonstrable experience in the semiconductor industry, server manufacturing with an emphasis supplier quality improvements - Certification and/or experience in Lean and/or 6-sigma **Benefits** In addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers flexible working and a comprehensive