Physical Design Engineer - STA

About the role

Tenstorrent is leading the industry on cutting-edge AI technology, revolutionizing performance expectations, ease of use, and cost efficiency. We are looking for a Timing Engineer to join our silicon team. In this role, you’ll drive static timing analysis and closure for complex, high-performance designs. You’ll collaborate closely with logic, DFT, and physical design teams to debug constraints, optimize paths, and ensure our chips meet performance targets across corners and modes. This role is hybrid, based out of Austin, TX, Fort Collins, CO, or Santa Clara, CA. We welcome candidates at various experience levels for this role.

Requirements

• 7+ years of industry experience and a proven record of successful tapeouts.
• Deep knowledge of STA tools and techniques, including noise, crosstalk, and OCV analysis.
• Proficiency in writing and debugging SDC constraints, creating ECOs, and developing closure strategies.
• Strong scripting skills in Python, Perl, and TCL to support automation and flow development.
• Familiarity with SPICE modeling and worst-case corner analysis.

Qualifications

• Experienced in STA and passionate about enabling silicon to meet aggressive performance goals.
• Analytical and detail-oriented, with a strong understanding of timing paths, constraints, and optimization strategies.
• A collaborative team player who works well across logic, DFT, and physical design boundaries.
• Resourceful and self-driven, capable of developing scripts and methodologies that improve timing closure workflows.

What You Will Learn

• How to close timing on Tenstorrent’s high-performance RISC-V CPUs and AI SoCs.
• Advanced STA methodologies tailored to modern sub-micron process technologies.
• How to collaborate with world-class engineers across RTL, DFT, and physical design teams.
• How to influence chip performance through timing methodology innovation and automation.

Pay

Compensation for all engineers at Tenstorrent ranges from $100k - $500k including base and variable compensation targets. Experience, skills, education, background, and location all impact the actual offer made.

Schedule

This role is hybrid, based out of Austin, TX, Fort Collins, CO, or Santa Clara, CA.

This offer of employment is contingent upon the applicant being eligible to access U.S. export-controlled technology.