Power Integrity Engineer

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 a Power-Integrity (PI) Engineer in the Packaging team, you will work with other packaging team members and cross-functional teams to drive PI architecture and design and optimize package design to meet PI requirements for both external and internal IP. You will initiate and drive feasibility studies, product design, and future technology evaluation to enable Tenstorrent's chiplet-based products.

This role is hybrid, based out of Austin, Texas, Toronto, Canada, or Taipei, Taiwan.

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

• Contribute to establishing and evolving best-known methods for PI analysis
• Provide architectural input at package and product levels
• Initiate and drive feasibility studies to ensure a solid product definition
• Work with cross-functional teams to create PI specifications for internal IPs
• Enable PI co-design by collaborating with cross-functional teams, from Silicon Architecture to System Integration
• Initiate and drive new, cross-functional technology developments to improve PI performance.
• Perform DC and AC analysis to optimize working designs (Sigrity suite experience preferred).
• Project layer count, packaging technology, and capacitor count impacts on emerging products.
• Experience with taping out die-to-die IPs.
• Perform system-level transient simulations in spice and perform Vmin and ripple analysis.
• Mentor junior team members.

Experience & Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in PI analysis of high-power electronics
• Strong fundamental understanding of SIPI concepts
• Familiarity with ANSYS and/or Cadence tools
• Experience in VR/IVR modelling and design is a plus
• Experience in pre-layout modelling and analysis is a plus
• Experience with GDDR is a plus
• PI measurement and test experience is a plus
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and changing requirements and to come up with creative solutions
• Strong cross-functional communication and collaboration
• Ability to initiate PI investigations and drive cross-functional developments
• Willing and excited to learn and broaden experience

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.
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 those codified in the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR), the Company is required to ensure compliance with these laws when transferring technology to nationals of certain countries (such as EAR Country Groups D:1, E1, and E2). These requirements apply to persons located in the U.S. and all countries outside the U.S. As the position offered will have direct and/or indirect access to information, systems, or technologies subject to these laws, the offer may be contingent upon your citizenship/permanent residency status or ability to obtain prior license approval from the U.S. Commerce Department or applicable federal agency. If employment is not possible due to U.S. export laws, any offer of employment will be rescinded.