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Physical Design CPU Methodology Engineer

Tenstorrent · Santa Clara, California, United States · United States

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Infrastructureonsite$100k–$500k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Define RTL-to-GDS methodology for high-performance CPU cores.
  • Explore AI/ML-enabled physical design for prediction and flow tuning.
  • Scale CPU methodology and automation across advanced-node programs.

What they offer

  • Highly competitive compensation package
  • Benefits

Ideal candidate

Experienced physical design leader passionate about high-performance CPUs and scalable methodology. Collaborative mentor who thrives driving standards across distributed teams and applying AI to hard implementation challenges.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of ASIC/SoC/CPU experience, ideally focused on high-performance CPUs
  • Deep expertise across RTL-to-GDS implementation and signoff including timing closure, power, SI, EM/IR, extraction and physical verification
  • Experience building or owning physical design methodology, automation or CAD flows
  • Highly skilled in Tcl, Python, Perl or similar scripting languages
  • Technical leadership ability to influence across teams and mentor engineers across distributed organizations
remote policy
Remote based in United States
hiring process
Candidates will be assessed for the appropriate level during the interview process, with offers aligned to that level.

Lab profile

About Tenstorrent

Builds high-performance RISC-V CPUs and AI accelerators with full-stack software for efficient AI computing.

What they build

  • AI accelerators
  • RISC-V CPUs
  • AI software and compilers

Known for

  • Custom RISC-V CPU development from scratch
  • Full-stack AI hardware and software
  • Performance, ease of use and cost efficiency

Key facts

  • Founded in 2016
  • Headquartered in Toronto, Canada
  • Backed by Samsung and Hyundai Motor Group
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