Staff Engineer,Post-Silicon Validation

About the role

We are looking for a Post-Silicon Validation Engineer to drive bring-up, validation, and debug of RISC-V–based SoCs. This role sits at the intersection of silicon, firmware, and system software, and requires hands-on lab experience and understanding of SoC architectures. You will own post-silicon validation from first-silicon bring-up through production readiness, working closely with design, pre-silicon verification, firmware, and software teams. This role is hybrid, based out of Austin TX, or Santa Clara CA.

Responsibilities

• Lead first-silicon bring-up of RISC-V CPU–based SoCs and execute post-silicon validation plans.
• Debug silicon issues across CPU cores, interconnects, memory subsystems, peripherals, and high-speed interfaces.
• Develop and debug bare-metal tests, boot flows, and collaborate on Linux bring-up and driver validation.
• Provide actionable feedback, support ECO validation, and drive fixes for future silicon revisions.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in SoC bring-up, validation, and silicon debug.
• Strong grasp of CPU and SoC architectures, including RISC-V privilege modes, caches, coherency, and memory systems.
• Comfortable debugging complex hardware/software interaction issues using lab tools and low-level software.
• Thrives in cross-functional environments and enjoys working closely with RTL, firmware, and software teams to solve hard problems.

Skills

• RISC-V CPU/SoC architecture knowledge
• Privilege modes, caches, coherency, memory systems
• Lab equipment and low‑level software debugging
• Bare‑metal test development and boot flow bring‑up
• Linux bring‑up and driver validation
• ECO validation and silicon fix driving
• Cross‑functional collaboration with design, verification, firmware, software teams

Pay

Compensation for all engineers at Tenstorrent ranges from $100k - $500k including base and variable compensation targets. Actual offers are based on experience, skills, education, background, and location.

Schedule

Hybrid position; work locations include Austin, TX and Santa Clara, CA.