# Sr. Staff Engineer, RTL Physical Implementation Lead at TensTorrent

- Company: TensTorrent
- What the company does: Tenstorrent is a next-generation computing company that builds computers for AI. Headquartered in the U.S. with offices in Austin, Texas, and Silicon Valley, and global offices in Toronto, Belgrade, Seoul, Tokyo, and Bangalore, Tenstorrent brings together...
- Company website: https://tenstorrent.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Austin, Texas, United States; Santa Clara, California, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $100K to $500K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-05-22
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/tenstorrent/jobs/5145369007
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/tenstorrent-sr-staff-engineer-rtl-physical-implementation-lead/

## About the role

We are looking for a talented engineer to join our CPU design team and lead the front-end RTL physical implementation team. Drive CAD flows on multiple process technologies while working closely with core micro-architects to refine CPU core configurations and optimizing PPA. You’ll work on a CPU based on RISC-V ISA, collaborating with DV, PD, RTL and performance teams to deliver a functional, timing, and power-converged design. This role is hybrid, based out of Austin, TX or Santa Clara, CA.

## What they're looking for

- An expert in physical design practices used to optimize PPA
- Experienced in high-performance physical design
- Proficient in RTL coding (Verilog/VHDL) and familiar with industry-standard tools for simulation and power analysis
- Skilled in synthesis, place and route tools including flows and physical design methodology
- Background in CPU micro-architecture

Tags: RISC V: RTL