Physical Design Intern - End-to-End Silicon (Onsite)

Tenstorrent; Austin (CA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Tenstorrent, a leader in AI hardware, seeks a Physical Design Intern onsite in Austin, TX or Santa Clara, CA. You will assist synthesis, floorplanning, PnR, and timing closure while learning end-to-end PD flows from RTL handoff to tapeout.

Ideal candidates are pursuing a BS/MS/PhD in EE/ECE/CE/CS with VLSI, logic design, and transistor-level knowledge; scripting in Python/Tcl/Perl is a plus for rapid RTL experiments.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a BS, MS, or PhD in EE, ECE, CE, or CS
• Solid understanding of logic design, VLSI, and transistor-level concepts
• Familiar with PnR tools, timing analysis, and power optimization techniques
• Comfortable scripting in Tcl, Perl, Shell, or Python

Responsibilities

• Support key physical design tasks—synthesis, floorplanning, PnR, clocking, timing closure
• Analyze and improve design PPA (Power, Performance, Area)
• Collaborate with front-end, PD, and architecture teams to influence early design decisions
• Explore and implement new flows, tools, or RTL experiments to optimize designs

Skills

Logic design

VLSI

Transistor-level concepts

Scripting (Python)

Scripting (Tcl, Perl, Shell)

Digital design

Education

BS/MS/PhD in EE/ECE/CE/CS

Tools

PnR tools

Timing analysis tools

Power optimization techniques

Job description

Tenstorrent, a leader in AI hardware, seeks a Physical Design Intern onsite in Austin, TX or Santa Clara, CA. You will assist synthesis, floorplanning, PnR, and timing closure while learning end-to-end PD flows from RTL handoff to tapeout.

Ideal candidates are pursuing a BS/MS/PhD in EE/ECE/CE/CS with VLSI, logic design, and transistor-level knowledge; scripting in Python/Tcl/Perl is a plus for rapid RTL experiments.