Physical Design Engineer - Austin, Texas, United States
$100,000 - $500,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 1 May 2026 by the employer.
Implementation flow from synthesis to tapeout for RISC-V CPU and AI/ML architectures.
About the role
Tenstorrent is seeking a Physical Design Engineer to implement high-performance blocks for CPU and AI/ML architectures. The position owns the complete implementation flow from synthesis to tapeout for RISC-V CPU and AI hardware.
What you'll do
- Own the complete implementation flow from synthesis to tapeout for high-performance blocks. - Optimize performance, power, and area (PPA) through implementation techniques and close collaboration with RTL designers. - Drive physical design requirements from early architecture through to final signoff. - Debug complex design issues across design hierarchies. - Implement and analyze power grid design and EMIR.
What you'll need
- BS, MS, or PhD in EE, ECE, CE, or CS with experience in synthesis, PnR, and timing closure on taped-out designs. - Hands-on experience with EDA tools including Innovus, PrimeTime, and RedHawk. - Scripting proficiency using Tcl, Perl, or Python. - Knowledge of advanced node challenges and low-power design techniques such as power gating, multi-Vt, and voltage scaling. - Hands-on background in power grid design and EMIR.
Skills: synthesis, PnR, timing closure, PPA optimization, advanced node
This role has been open 176 days — well above the 65-day median for Physical Design roles.
Physical Design · Physical Design
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Open roles in category
673
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Median days open
65 d
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Median salary
$185k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Tenstorrent | All employers we track in this specialty (673 roles · 79 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 7 | 673 |
| Open roles in the wider Physical Implementation family | 12 | 1489 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 176 d | 65 d (+111 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $185k |
Skills observed across this category: synthesis, PnR, timing closure, PPA optimization, advanced node
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 124 open roles · median 48 d
- AMD · 63 open roles · median 27 d
- Intel Corporation · 40 open roles · median 17 d
- Synopsys · 37 open roles · median 39 d
- NVIDIA · 36 open roles · median 67 d
- Broadcom · 35 open roles · median 104 d
How we counted: 673 open Physical Design (Physical Design) roles from 79 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 25 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Physical Implementation family row. Figures refresh nightly.