Sr. Staff, RTL Engineer - Automotive

Tenstorrent Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI technology firm is seeking an engineer to develop automotive RTL for their next-gen SoC chiplets. Responsibilities include collaborating with internal teams and vendors to ensure seamless integration and execution of complex subsystems. Candidates will be assessed during interviews based on their experience, skills, and passion for designing impactful silicon. This role is remote within the United States.

Benefits

Highly competitive compensation package

Equal opportunity employer

Benefits and work-life balance

Qualifications

• Experience as an RTL engineer in automotive applications.
• Detail-oriented writing microarchitecture specs.
• Ability to collaborate with IP vendors and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own RTL for key modules in Tenstorrent’s automotive SoC chiplets.
• Collaborate with teams to configure and integrate complex subsystems.
• Participate in chiplet-level integration, testing, and bring-up.

Skills

Design-first, spec-driven approach

Translating system requirements into clean, testable RTL

Writing and maintaining configurable, modular code

Building silicon for critical workloads

Job description

Overview

Tenstorrent is leading the industry on cutting-edge AI technology, revolutionizing performance expectations, ease of use, and cost efficiency. With AI redefining the computing paradigm, solutions must evolve to unify innovations in software models, compilers, platforms, networking, and semiconductors. Our diverse team of technologists have developed a high performance RISC-V CPU from scratch, and share a passion for AI and a deep desire to build the best AI platform possible. We value collaboration, curiosity, and a commitment to solving hard problems. We are growing our team and looking for contributors of all seniorities.

As part of Tenstorrent’s Automotive RTL team, you’ll help design and deliver the core hardware modules inside our next-gen chiplet-based SoC. This is a hands-on role where your RTL will ship in silicon, powering real automotive systems under strict performance and safety constraints. If you’re looking to build silicon that actually matters — not just compile — this is where you want to be.

This role is remote based out of the United States. We welcome candidates at various experience levels for this role. During the interview process, candidates will be assessed for the appropriate level, and offers will align with that level, which may differ from the one in this posting.

Export compliance This position may have access to information or technologies subject to U.S. export laws, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Compliance with these laws is required.

Designation The offer of employment is contingent upon eligibility to access controlled technology and may require citizenship/permanent residency status or license approvals where applicable.

Who You Are

• Design-first, spec-driven, and used to debugging silicon the hard way.
• Know how to translate system requirements into clean, testable RTL.
• Have experience writing and maintaining configurable, modular code.
• Interested in building silicon that will run critical workloads in safety-sensitive environments.

What We Need

• An engineer to develop and own RTL for key modules in Tenstorrent’s automotive SoC chiplets.
• Someone who can collaborate with IP vendors and internal teams to configure and integrate complex subsystems.
• Detail-oriented in writing microarchitecture specs and translating them into clean, efficient RTL.
• Passion to jump into chiplet-level integration, testing, and bring-up from day one.

What You Will Learn

• How automotive-grade RTL differs from consumer silicon — and why it matters.
• What it takes to bring up a custom chiplet in a real automotive use case.
• Why chiplets demand more ownership — and reward deeper engineering.
• How cross-functional communication accelerates hardware development.

Compensation and Equal Opportunity

Compensation for all engineers at Tenstorrent ranges from $100k - $500k including base and variable compensation targets. Experience, skills, education, background and location all impact the actual offer made.

Tenstorrent offers a highly competitive compensation package and benefits, and we are an equal opportunity employer.

Employment Eligibility and Compliance

This offer of employment is contingent upon the applicant being eligible to access U.S. export-controlled technology. Due to U.S. export laws, including EAR, the Company ensures compliance when transferring technology to nationals of certain countries. If employment is not possible due to export laws, any offer will be rescinded.

Voluntary Self-Identification

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey. Completion is voluntary. Information provided will be confidential and not used in hiring decisions. Tenstorrent is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected status.

Disability status information is requested for government reporting purposes. Providing this information is voluntary, and responses are confidential. If you choose to respond, it will not affect your opportunities in the hiring process.