Staff, Physical Design Engineeer - LEC - Tenstorrent

Be a part of a dynamic Physical Design team working on high-performance designs going into industry leading CPU and AI/ML architecture. This role involves performing Logic Equivalence Checks (LEC) to ensure functional consistency between RTL and gate-level netlists, along with debugging and resolving equivalence issues. The candidate will work closely with front-end design teams and engage in physical design tasks such as synthesis, PnR, and timing closure. A strong background in digital design, RTL coding, and experience with industry-standard EDA tools is essential.

This role is hybrid, based out of Santa Clara, CA, Austin, TX, or Ft. Collins, CO.

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.

Responsibilities:

• Perform Logic Equivalence Check (LEC) to ensure functional consistency between RTL and gate-level netlists.
• Work closely with front-end design teams to understand design specifications and constraints.
• Debug and resolve equivalence check issues, including formal verification failures and synthesis mismatches.
• Provide feedback and recommendations to improve design flows and methodologies for LEC.
• Document logical equivalence verification processes, methodologies, and results.
• Perform physical design tasks including such as synthesis, PnR, timing closure, area improvement, floorplanning, clocking, I/O planning and power optimization
• Utilize industry-standard EDA tools Synthesis, LEC, PnR, timing closure tasks.

Experience & Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in physical design and verification, with a focus on LEC.
• Strong understanding of digital design principles, RTL coding, and synthesis.
• Hands-on experience with synthesis, block and chip level implementation with industry standard PnR flows and tools.
• Strong experience in SOC/ASIC/GPU/CPU design flows on taped out designs, expertise in timing closure at block/chip levels and ECO flows.
• Solid knowledge of scripting languages (e.g., Python, Tcl, Perl) for automation tasks.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.