Physical Design Engineer - STA

Job summary

Responsibilities

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.

• 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.

What they're looking for

• 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.

Tech stack

• Python