Staff Engineer, SoC Design Verification

Job Title

Staff Engineer, SoC Design Verification

Role Summary

Tenstorrent is hiring a staff-level engineer to lead pre-silicon verification of debug, test, and bring-up (DFD/DFT) logic across AI SoCs and chiplets. The role focuses on developing verification environments, creating and running tests for scan/MBIST/array-dump/clock-stop, analyzing coverage gaps, and driving automation for JTAG/scanchain flows.

This position is hybrid and based out of Boston, MA; Toronto, ON; Ottawa, ON; or Santa Clara, CA. Employment may be contingent on eligibility to access U.S. export-controlled technology.

Experience Level

Senior (Staff). The company may assess candidates across seniority levels during hiring and align offers to the assessed level.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities focus on pre-silicon verification of DFD/DFT features and enabling silicon bring-up.

• Design and maintain UVM verification environments for DFD/DFT logic across chiplets and SoCs.
• Develop and execute test scenarios for scan chains, MBIST, array dumps, clock-stop, and on-chip trace logic.
• Analyze coverage, identify gaps, debug failures, and coordinate fixes with RTL and DFT teams.
• Automate JTAG/scanchain and Tessent flows; integrate verification automation into CI workflows.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align pre-silicon verification with silicon debug and bring-up strategies.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience for successful performance in this role.

• Must-have: Expert knowledge of UVM-based verification and practical experience verifying DFT/DFD features, scan, MBIST, and on-chip trace logic.
• Must-have: Experience with Siemens Tessent flows, iJTAG, and advanced verification automation and scripting.
• Must-have: Strong RTL debugging skills and experience working closely with RTL and DFT engineering teams.
• Must-have: Experience building automated flows for JTAG/scanchain testing and integrating them into verification pipelines.
• Nice-to-have: Familiarity with CocoTB or similar Python-based verification frameworks and exposure to AI-driven verification productivity tools.
• Nice-to-have: Prior experience in security-conscious debug methodologies and silicon bring-up.
• Effective communication and ability to lead cross-functional technical discussions.
• Note: employment may be contingent on eligibility to access U.S. export-controlled technology.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

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.