Automation-Driven AI HW IP CAD Methodology

Socket.dev; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Tenstorrent is hiring a physical design engineer to develop, deploy, and own the RTL-to-GDSII CAD flow for production use. You will collaborate with design teams and EDA vendors to build automated, scalable flows that improve power, performance, and area.

The role supports new nodes, PDKs, and foundry targets with a strong emphasis on reliable validation. We welcome candidates with 5+ years of hands-on experience in physical design methodology, familiarity with FusionCompiler/ICC2,

Qualifications

• 5+ years developing and supporting physical design methodology or CAD flows in production use.
• Experience with industry-standard tools and scripting languages for flow automation.
• Ability to stand up flows for new technology nodes and qualify EDA releases.

Responsibilities

• Develop, deploy, and own RTL-to-GDSII CAD flow for production use.
• Collaborate with design teams and EDA vendors to optimize flows.
• Automate processes to improve PPA and reliability across nodes.
• Qualify new nodes, PDKs, and foundry targets ahead of program needs.

Skills

Physical design

CAD flow development

EDA collaboration

Documentation

Tools

FusionCompiler/ICC2

Innovus/Genus

PrimeTime

RedHawk

Tcl

Python

Perl

Job description

Tenstorrent is hiring a physical design engineer to develop, deploy, and own the RTL-to-GDSII CAD flow for production use. You will collaborate with design teams and EDA vendors to build automated, scalable flows that improve power, performance, and area.

The role supports new nodes, PDKs, and foundry targets with a strong emphasis on reliable validation. We welcome candidates with 5+ years of hands-on experience in physical design methodology, familiarity with FusionCompiler/ICC2,