Silicon Power & Characterization Lead

Tenstorrent•Toronto, ON

38d•Hybrid

About The Position

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. Tenstorrent is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Engineer to lead post-silicon power characterization and correlation activities for cutting-edge semiconductor products. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and executing detailed power measurement strategies on silicon, correlating results with pre-silicon models, and driving improvements across power architecture, design, and modeling methodologies. You will serve as a key technical leader, interfacing across design, architecture, validation, and systems teams to ensure silicon meets power and performance specifications under all operating conditions. This role is hybrid, based out of Toronto, ON or Austin, TX or Santa Clara, CA. 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

A Principal-level engineer with 8+ years in silicon power analysis and characterization, and a Master’s or PhD in EE, CE, or related field.
Deep understanding of digital and mixed-signal power domains, including DVFS, leakage vs. dynamic power, and power gating.
Highly proficient in lab-based power measurement using oscilloscopes, current probes, power analyzers, and SMUs, plus Python/Perl/MATLAB for automation and analytics.
A strong debugger and collaborator, comfortable driving cross-functional investigations and clearly communicating technical findings.

Responsibilities

Own the post-silicon power measurement strategy end-to-end across operating modes, voltages, frequencies, and workloads.
Build and maintain lab infrastructure, automated workflows, and data analysis pipelines for high-fidelity, repeatable power characterization.
Correlate silicon power data to pre-silicon models (RTL, gate-level, sign-off), drive root-cause analysis, and refine power estimation methodologies with design and modeling teams.
Characterize power across PVT corners and work with bring-up/validation teams to develop test content, debug power anomalies, and ensure products meet power and performance specs.