SOC Emulation Engineer – Hardware RTL & Testbench

Tenstorrent; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive compensation package

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

Tenstorrent is seeking a junior-to-mid level SOC Emulation Engineer based in Austin, TX or Santa Clara, CA. This hybrid role focuses on supporting hardware emulation infrastructure and chip design teams by integrating vendor and custom hardware, developing Python test frameworks, and providing technical support.

Ideal candidates will have a background in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science with experience in chip design or emulation. Compensation ranges from $100k to $500k, reflecting skills and experience.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience in chip design, verification, or emulation.
• Ability to integrate vendor and custom transactors into RTL testbenches.
• Experience building Python APIs and maintaining compilation flows.

Responsibilities

• Support hardware emulation infrastructure and internal chip design teams.
• Develop Python-based test frameworks for chip projects.
• Provide technical support to emulation users.

Skills

Python for automation and test development

C++ knowledge

SystemVerilog RTL navigation

Integration of vendor transactors

Chip design and verification experience

Education

Background in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Synopsys Zebu

CMake

pybind11

Job description

Tenstorrent is seeking a junior-to-mid level SOC Emulation Engineer based in Austin, TX or Santa Clara, CA. This hybrid role focuses on supporting hardware emulation infrastructure and chip design teams by integrating vendor and custom hardware, developing Python test frameworks, and providing technical support.

Ideal candidates will have a background in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science with experience in chip design or emulation. Compensation ranges from $100k to $500k, reflecting skills and experience.