The Tenstorrent team combines technologists from different disciplines who come together with a shared passion for AI and a deep desire to build great products. We value collaboration, curiosity, and a commitment to solving hard problems.
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Cache/Fabric Microarchitecture Verification Engineer [CA, TX, OR or NC]

Functional verification of high-performance CPUs going into industry leading AI/ML architecture. The person coming into this role will help define DV strategies and execute on them while working alongside with a group of highly experienced engineers across various domains of the AI chip.

Responsibilities:

• Define DV requirements for design changes resulting from rapidly evolving AI/ML models; work with engineers across domains to understand real world use cases
• Develop DV testplans for ISA and microarchitecture and execute on them
• Design and develop component, block and core level testbenches including stimulus engines, microarchitectural models, checkers
• Build architectural tools for ISA level verification
• Develop stimulus generators that scale from pre-silicon to emulation and post-silicon domain
• Evaluate and integrate open-source toolchains into the DV flow
• Develop DV environment, tools and infrastructure to enable functional verification for pre-silicon, emulation and post-silicon

Experience and qualifications:

• BS/MS/PhD in EE/ECE/CE/CS with at least 5 years of experience
• Experience in Cache, Multi-processor coherency microarchitecure, familarity with AXI, TileLink and CHI protocol
• Experience with computer architecture/system components/network/fabric as a part of a CPU, ASIC or SOC design team
• Verification methodologies and techniques – Simulation/debug, TB development, stimulus, checking, coverage, infrastructure, tools
• Experience with C++ / SV / UVM as well as scripting languages
• Experience with assembly level programming
• Experience with hardware description languages (Verilog, VHDL) and simulators (VCS, NC, Verilator)
• Strong problem solving and debug skills across various levels of design hierarchies

Locations:

We have presence in Toronto, Austin, Santa Clara, Portland, and Raleigh. We are open to remote candidates on a case by case basis.

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 sanctioned 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 information and/or documentation will be required and considered as Tenstorrent moves through the employment process.