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A melting pot of AI research specialists, silicon designers, software engineers and systems architects, Graphcore enjoys a culture of continuous learning and constant innovation.\nJob Summary\nReporting to an Engineering leader, the Staff Engineering Coordination Support role is responsible for coordinating engineering activities across multiple teams, ensuring effective planning, execution tracking, communication, and operational alignment. The role acts as a central point of coordination for engineering programmes and initiatives, helping teams manage priorities, dependencies, risks, and delivery commitments while supporting efficient collaboration across the organisation. This structure follows the Graphcore job description guidance for role summaries.\nThe Team\nThe Engineering Coordination team supports the effective operation of engineering functions across Graphcore. The team works closely with engineering leaders, technical specialists, project stakeholders, and business partners to improve visibility, facilitate communication, coordinate planning activities, and enable successful delivery of engineering objectives. The team provides operational support that helps engineering groups work efficiently across projects, teams, and locations.\nResponsibilities and Duties\nCoordinate engineering planning activities, schedules, milestones, and deliverables across multiple teams.\nTrack progress against agreed plans and provide regular status updates to stakeholders.\nIdentify, monitor, and help manage project dependencies, risks, issues, and actions.\nFacilitate engineering meetings, reviews, planning sessions, and cross-functional coordination activities.\nMaintain project documentation, reporting dashboards, action logs, and operational records.\nSupport engineering leaders with resource planning, prioritization activities, and workload visibility.\nDrive follow-up actions to ensure commitments are completed and blockers are escalated appropriately.\nCollaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders to improve communication and information flow.\nAssist in the implementation and continuous improvement of engineering processes, tools, and ways of working.\nProduce clear and concise reports, presentations, and communications for engineering and business audiences.\nCoordinate activities across geographically distributed teams to support efficient execution.\nContribute to operational excellence initiatives that improve predictability, efficiency, and delivery outcomes.\nCandidate Profile\nEssential\nExperience coordinating complex technical, engineering, programe, or operational activities.\nStrong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.\nExperience tracking actions, risks, issues, dependencies, and delivery milestones.\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders.\nAbility to influence outcomes and drive progress without direct authority.\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.\nExperience using project management, planning, reporting, or collaboration tools.\nAbility to work effectively in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.\nStrong stakeholder management skills and the ability to build effective working relationships.\nProactive approach to identifying improvements and resolving coordination challenges.\nDesirable\nExperience supporting engineering, software, hardware, semiconductor, or technology-focused organizations.\nKnowledge of project, programe, or portfolio management methodologies.\nExperience creating executive-level reporting and operational dashboards.\nFamiliarity with Agile, Scrum, Kanban, or similar delivery frameworks.\nExperience coordinating activities across international or distributed teams.\nUnderstanding of engineering product development lifecycles.\nUSA Benefits\nIn addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers flexible working and a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, wellbeing and financial future. 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