Staff Engineer, RTL Implementation

About the Role

Join our CPU design team to iterate through front-end CAD flows on multiple process technologies while working closely with core micro-architects to refine CPU core configurations and optimize PPA. You’ll work on a CPU based on RISC-V ISA, collaborating with DV, PD, RTL, and performance teams to deliver a functional, timing, and power-converged design. This role is hybrid, based out of Austin, TX or Santa Clara, CA. We welcome candidates at various experience levels.

Responsibilities

• Perform synthesis and initial place and route for new and legacy designs.
• Collaborate closely with core micro-architects to optimize core configurations for best PPA.
• Use innovative techniques to optimize power, performance, and area while driving physical design experiments and evaluating results.
• Enhance physical design environment, tools, and methodologies to improve development efficiency.

Requirements

• Experienced in high-performance physical design.
• Proficient in RTL coding (Verilog/VHDL) and familiar with industry-standard tools for simulation and power analysis.
• Skilled in synthesis, place and route tools including flows and physical design methodology.
• Background in CPU micro-architecture.

What You Will Learn

• End-to-end exposure to CPU design from microarchitecture through timing and power convergence.
• Hands-on experience optimizing CPU designs and driving PPA improvement.
• Integration of open-source and industry-standard tools to improve physical flows and results.
• Work in a deeply technical, highly collaborative team solving cutting-edge CPU design challenges.

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.

Tenstorrent offers a highly competitive compensation package and benefits. This offer of employment is contingent upon the applicant being eligible to access U.S. export-controlled technology.