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.
As a Power-Integrity (PI) Engineer in the Packaging team, you will work with other packaging team members and cross-functional teams to drive PI architecture and design and optimize package design to meet PI requirements for both external and internal IP. You will initiate and drive feasibility studies, product design, and future technology evaluation to enable Tenstorrent’s chiplet-based products.
This role is hybrid, based out of Austin, Texas, Toronto, Canada, or Santa Clara, California.
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:
Contribute to establishing and evolving best-known methods for PI analysis
Provide architectural input at package and product levels
Initiate and drive feasibility studies to ensure a solid product definition
Work with cross-functional teams to create PI specifications for internal IPs
Enable PI co-design by collaborating with cross-functional teams, from Silicon Architecture to System Integration
Initiate and drive new, cross-functional technology developments to improve PI performance.
Perform DC and AC analysis to optimize working designs (Sigrity suite experience preferred).
Project layer count, packaging technology, and capacitor count impacts on emerging products.
Experience with taping out die-to-die IPs.
Perform system-level transient simulations in spice and perform Vmin and ripple analysis.
Mentor junior team members.
Experience & Qualifications:
A minimum of 5 years of experience in PI analysis of high-power electronics
Strong fundamental understanding of SIPI concepts
Familiarity with ANSYS and/or Cadence tools
Experience in VR/IVR modelling and design is a plus
Experience in pre-layout modelling and analysis is a plus
Experience with GDDR is a plus
PI measurement and test experience is a plus
Ability to deal with ambiguity and changing requirements and to come up with creative solutions
Strong cross-functional communication and collaboration
Ability to initiate PI investigations and drive cross-functional developments
Willing and excited to learn and broaden experience
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.
Our engineering positions and certain engineering support positions require 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/or documentation will be required and considered as Tenstorrent moves through the employment process.
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.
