Staff Engineer, CPU Design, AI/ML Applications

Key Skills

Aartificial intelligence, Infrastructure as code, KPI, Machine learning techniques

Job Description

Who You Are

• A verification engineer with 5+ years in CPU/SoC verification including UVM, formal methods, coverage closure, coherency, and power/reset verification.
• Experienced building AI/ML tools or automation infrastructure that engineers use in production, with hands-on expertise in Python, ML frameworks, and LLM API integration.
• Skilled in verification infrastructure and automation with a demonstrated track record of improving team efficiency through tooling and methodology improvements.
• A collaborative engineer who can work across teams to drive adoption of new tools and methodologies with measurable impact.

What We Need

• Build and deploy AI copilots for verification workflows including testplan generation, bug triage, formal property development, and debug automation.
• Collaborate with Synopsys, Cadence, and EDA vendors to evaluate and integrate AI-EDA platforms into production verification flows.
• Implement KPI tracking and reporting (engagement metrics, accept rates, efficiency gains) to measure tool adoption and quantify impact.
• Advance verification infrastructure through coverage-driven methodologies, automation frameworks, and machine-readable specification tooling.

What You Will Learn

• Drive AI-assisted verification in production CPU/SoC environments with real-world impact at scale.
• Gain exposure to next-generation AI-EDA platforms and collaborate directly with industry-leading tool vendors.
• Balance tactical verification execution with strategic methodology development and infrastructure innovation.
• Contribute to redefining CPU design and verification practices with AI as a core enabler of engineering productivity.

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.

This offer of employment is contingent upon the applicant being eligible to access U.S. export-controlled technology. Due to U.S. export laws, including those codified in the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR), the Company is required to ensure compliance with these laws when transferring technology to nationals of certain countries (such as EAR Country Groups D:1, E1, and E2). These requirements apply to persons located in the U.S. and all countries outside the U.S. As the position offered will have direct and/or indirect access to information, systems, or technologies subject to these laws, the offer may be contingent upon your citizenship/permanent residency status or ability to obtain prior license approval from the U.S. Commerce Department or applicable federal agency. If employment is not possible due to U.S. export laws, any offer of employment will be rescinded.