Staff Physical Design Engineer

Job Title

Staff Physical Design Engineer

Role Summary

Senior hands-on ASIC engineer responsible for physical design or static timing analysis (STA) to support customer AI/ML, HPC, and infrastructure silicon programs. Work with cross-functional teams through design, tape-out, test, packaging, and production to ensure high-performance, manufacturable chips.

Onsite roles available in San Jose, CA; Irvine, CA; or Fort Collins, CO. Compensation details referenced in posting.

Experience Level

Senior (Staff). Years-of-experience guidance not specified.

Responsibilities

Deliver physical implementation and validation support across customer ASIC programs and collaborate with internal and customer engineering teams.

• Execute and validate physical design or STA flows for advanced-node tape-outs.
• Support design-for-manufacturability, timing closure, PPA tradeoffs, and power management for high-performance designs.
• Assist customer teams with EDA tools, design flows, and methodology best practices.
• Identify and mitigate risks to schedule, quality, and dependencies.
• Coordinate across RTL/front-end, test, packaging, and bring-up activities.
• Stay current with AI silicon trends, chiplet architectures, and implementation methodologies.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience; optional items listed as bonus.

• Must-have: Hands-on experience in physical design or STA and multiple ASIC tape-outs; familiarity with EDA tools and validation flows.
• Must-have: Strong understanding of PPA tradeoffs and low-power design techniques for compute-intensive systems.
• Must-have: Scripting experience (TCL, shell, or similar) and strong communication/collaboration skills.
• Must-have: Exposure to broader ASIC flows (logic simulation, test, packaging, bring-up).
• Nice-to-have: Experience with AI/ML accelerators, HPC, large-scale compute SoCs, SERDES/high-speed interfaces, RTL/microarchitecture, or DFT (scan, MBIST, repair).
• Legal: Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

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.