Physical Design Flow Engineer

Tenstorrent•Fort Collins, CO

21h•$100,000 - $500,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Tenstorrent is looking for seasoned Physical Design Flow Engineers to develop implementation flows and methodologies for high-performance, low-power designs on advanced technology nodes, with focus on improving Power, Performance, and Area (PPA) in taped-out designs for its next gen products. This role is hybrid, based out of Santa Clara, CA, Fort Collins, CO or Austin, TX. 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.

Requirements

BS/MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience, with 5+ years in Physical Design and CAD methodology development.
Strong track record of building implementation flows for high-performance, low-power designs on advanced nodes and delivering measurable PPA improvements in silicon.
Hands-on with industry-standard EDA tools such as Fusion Compiler across synthesis, place-and-route, static timing analysis, and signoff closure.
Proficient in hierarchical design flows, physical design verification, and scripting in Tcl, Python, or Perl to improve automation, robustness, and efficiency.

Responsibilities

Lead and contribute to cross-functional efforts that solve complex physical design challenges across multiple IPs, projects, and technology nodes.
Develop and maintain RTL-to-GDS methodologies covering floorplanning, synthesis, place-and-route, static timing analysis, signoff, and chip assembly.
Optimize EDA tools, flows, and custom CAD solutions to improve PPA, runtime, automation, and overall engineering productivity.
Partner closely with physical verification, RC extraction, timing, and DFT teams while driving innovative ML-based approaches to design optimization.