
Axelera AI delivers an AI-native game-changing hardware and software platform to accelerate artificial intelligence. Headquartered in the AI Innovation Center of the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven,…

Axelera AI delivers an AI-native game-changing hardware and software platform to accelerate artificial intelligence. Headquartered in the AI Innovation Center of the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven,…
Headquarters: Eindhoven, Netherlands
Product focus: Energy-efficient AI acceleration hardware and software (edge and data-center)
Core tech: SRAM-based digital in-memory computing (D-IMC) + RISC-V dataflow
Flagship products: Metis AI Processing Unit; Europa platform
Total disclosed funding: >$450M
AI acceleration for edge and data-center inference
2021
Semiconductor Manufacturing
27,000,000 USD
68,000,000 USD
250,000,000 USD
Round reported to include participation from investors such as BlackRock and Samsung Catalyst
“Mix of venture funds, corporate venture arms, public investment bodies and a dedicated consortium (Fractionelera); named investors include Innovation Industries, Verve Ventures, Samsung Catalyst Fund, Bitfury, CDP Venture Capital SGR, Invest-NL, SFPIM, imec/imec.xpand and others.”
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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 $120 million and have built a world-class team of 220+ employees (including 49+ PhDs with more than 40,000 citations), both remotely from 17 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)
Bristol Lab Leadership
What You'll Build
Qualifications:
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:
Longer term:
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.
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