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Tenstorrent · 4 months ago

Senior Engineer, Physical Design – EMIR

positionAustin, Texas, United States
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level
money$100K/yr - $500K/yr
date7+ years exp

Tenstorrent is leading the industry on cutting-edge AI technology, revolutionizing performance expectations, ease of use, and cost efficiency. They are seeking a Senior Physical Design Engineer – EMIR to join their silicon team, where the role involves leading EM and IR-drop simulations to ensure robust power delivery and signal integrity for high-performance ICs.

AI InfrastructureApplication Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC)Artificial Intelligence (AI)ElectronicsMachine LearningSemiconductor
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Responsibilities

Lead EM and IR-drop simulations to ensure robust power delivery, signal integrity, and long-term reliability for high-performance ICs
Work with RTL, physical design, and analysis teams to implement power grid strategies that optimize performance, power, and area (PPA)
Support EMIR sign-off and waiver methodologies across the chip hierarchy

Qualification

EMIR analysisRedHawkVoltusIR-drop mitigationPower grid designLayout extractionAdvanced nodesTCLPythonPerlShellFloorplanningBump/RDL design

Required

7+ years of experience in physical design or signoff, with a focus on EMIR
Hands-on with RedHawk, Voltus, or equivalent industry-standard EMIR tools
Strong understanding of IR-drop mitigation, EM compliance, and power grid design
Proficiency with layout extraction flows, RC modeling, and metal density checks
Experience working in advanced nodes (7nm, 5nm, 3nm), and with scripting languages like TCL, Python, Perl, or Shell
Knowledge of floorplanning, bump/RDL design, and sign-off flows (DRC/LVS, timing closure)

Benefits

Highly competitive compensation package and benefits

Company

Tenstorrent

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Tenstorrent develops AI hardware and software solutions for data processing and machine learning application.
dateFounded in 2016
location
Toronto, Ontario, CAN
people-size501-1000 employees
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http://tenstorrent.com

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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$1.03B
Key Investors
FidelityEPIQ Capital GroupEclipse Ventures
2024-12-02Series D· $693M
2023-08-02Series Unknown· $100M
2021-05-20Series C· $200M

Leadership Team

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Jim Keller
CEO
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Keith Witek
Chief Operating Officer and Board Member
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