Automotive and Robotics SoC Architect

Job Title

Automotive and Robotics SoC Architect

Role Summary

Senior technical role responsible for defining scalable, top-down system architectures that unify Tenstorrent's CPU and AI technologies for next-generation automotive and robotics applications. The role focuses on performance, safety, reliability, and security for automotive-grade SoCs and requires technical leadership and cross-functional collaboration.

This position is remote and based in North America; candidates will work across architecture, software, verification, and product teams to deliver production-quality automotive solutions.

Experience Level

Senior-level. The posting states a senior role; candidates may be assessed across levels during the interview process.

Responsibilities

The architect will set system-level direction and drive cross-team execution for automotive/robotics SoC projects.

• Define scalable, top-down SoC architectures that integrate CPU and AI subsystems for automotive and robotics use cases.
• Set architectural direction to meet performance, safety (functional safety), reliability, and security goals.
• Collaborate with architecture, RTL, verification, software, DV, product, and external partners to translate requirements into implementable designs.
• Lead hardware/software co-design and co-verification strategies across the stack.
• Drive integration and system-level verification for safety-critical environments.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Represent the company with customers and partners for architecture reviews and technical alignment; travel up to ~25% internationally.

Requirements

Required technical skills and clearances for performing the role.

• Extensive practical experience designing complex SoCs; automotive SoC experience preferred.
• Proficiency with hardware description languages (Verilog or VHDL).
• Experience in hardware/software co-design and co-verification at system level.
• Knowledge of automotive functional safety standards and processes (e.g., ISO 26262) and security principles.
• Strong systems thinking, architectural trade-off analysis, and technical communication skills.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive architecture to execution.
• Willingness to travel internationally up to ~25%.
• Must be eligible to access U.S. export-controlled technology; offers may be contingent on citizenship, permanent residency, or ability to obtain required licenses.
• Nice-to-have: experience with cameras and sensors, familiarity with CPU/AI architecture integration (e.g., RISC-V), or prior automotive integrations.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field (the posting lists these degree levels explicitly).

About the Company

Company: Tenstorrent

Headquarters: Austin, Texas, United States

Tenstorrent is a technology company focused on designing innovative computing solutions. They are known for their expertise in the development of advanced hardware, including ASICs and SoCs, aimed at enhancing performance and efficiency in various applications.