Staff Engineer, PCB Design

Tenstorrent

68d • $100,000 - $500,000

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. We’re looking for a talented and detail-oriented PCB Design Engineer to help bring our next-generation products to life. In this role, you’ll take full ownership of designing complex, high-speed, multi-layer PCBs that sit at the heart of our cutting-edge systems. You’ll work across disciplines, drive innovation from concept to production, and see your designs directly power real-world performance. This role is hybrid, based out of Toronto, Canada or Santa Clara, California. 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

• Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering (or related field).
• Hands-on PCB design experience.
• Skilled in high-speed board layout and signal integrity, ideally with 100/400/800 GbE, GDDR6/7, or PCIe Gen5/6 designs.
• Comfortable working across electrical, mechanical, and thermal domains.
• Confident using ECAD tools like Allegro/System Capture (Altium experience is a plus).
• Natural problem-solver who enjoys debugging, fine-tuning, and optimizing designs.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex PCB layouts (16+ layers) from concept to mass production.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure designs meet performance, thermal, and manufacturability goals.
• Work with ODMs and manufacturing partners for seamless production handoffs.
• Refine design processes and best practices as part of a fast-moving engineering team.

Benefits

• Highly competitive compensation package.
• Equal opportunity employer.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees