Sr Staff Engineer, Digital - IP Delivery

Tenstorrent is leading the industry on cutting-edge AI technology, revolutionizing performance expectations, ease of use, and cost efficiency. With AI redefining the computing paradigm, solutions must evolve to unify innovations in software models, compilers, platforms, networking, and semiconductors. Our diverse team of technologists have developed a high performance RISC-V CPU from scratch, and share a passion for AI and a deep desire to build the best AI platform possible. We value collaboration, curiosity, and a commitment to solving hard problems. We are growing our team and looking for contributors of all seniorities.

We are seeking a highly skilled Staff Engineer, Digital - IP Delivery to join our team. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering custom Intellectual Property (IP) for our cutting-edge AI processor to our customers. This is an internally focused role, responsible for the full cycle of IP delivery, including configuration, integration testing, encryption, synthesis, and documentation. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in digital design, verification, and synthesis tools, as well as the ability to deliver high-quality IP to internal teams efficiently and accurately.

This role is hybrid, based out of Toronto or Austin, TX.

We welcome candidates at various experience levels for this role. During the interview process, candidates will be assessed for the appropriate level, and offers will align with that level, which may differ from the one in this posting.

Responsibilities

• Subsystem Configuration: Configure the AI processor subsystems tailored to customer requirements for delivery.
• Integration Testing: Develop and execute integration tests for subsystems using SystemVerilog, Python, or C/C++ to ensure seamless functionality and performance.
• Encryption: Handle encryption of the final IP deliveries to protect proprietary designs and customer data.
• Synthesis Constraints: Create and manage synthesis constraints files to guide the design through synthesis, ensuring it meets area, timing, and power requirements.
• Synthesis and Post-Synthesis Verification: Perform synthesis of the IP blocks and assist with post-synthesis validation to ensure the design is implementation-ready.
• Documentation: Generate detailed technical documentation for internal teams and customers, outlining delivery procedures, integration steps, and usage instructions.
  
  

Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in digital design, IP integration, or related field, preferably in AI or processor technologies.
• Strong proficiency in SystemVerilog, Python, and C/C++ for testing and integration.
• Extensive experience with synthesis tools (e.g., Synopsys, Cadence).
• Familiarity with encryption methods for IP delivery.
• Experience with constraints development and timing closure.
• Soft Skills: Strong attention to detail, excellent problem-solving skills, and ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with AI processors or advanced CPU architectures.
• Knowledge of IP delivery pipelines and best practices in the semiconductor industry.
• Familiarity with customer documentation standards, although this role is not customer-facing.
  
  

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, and we are an equal opportunity employer.

Due to U.S. Export Control laws and regulations, Tenstorrent is required to ensure compliance with licensing regulations when transferring technology to nationals of certain countries that have been licensing conditions set by the U.S. government.

As this position will have direct and/or indirect access to information, systems, or technologies that are subject to U.S. Export Control laws and regulations, please note that citizenship/permanent residency, asylee and refugee information and supporting documentation will be required and considered as a condition of employment.

If a U.S. export license is required, employment will not begin until a license with acceptable conditions is granted by the U.S. government. If a U.S. export license with acceptable conditions is not granted by the U.S. government, then the offer of employment will be rescinded.