Digital Design Engineer Intern

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.

At Tenstorrent, you will have the chance to accelerate your career by working on challenging engineering problems with a dedicated mentor and the opportunity to move between the digital design, verification, firmware, software and system engineering teams.

This role is on-site based in Toronto, Ontario.

Responsibilities:

• Implementation of Tenstorrent IP and SOC RTL logic in Verilog
• Architecture exploration and modeling
• Occasional verification of Tenstorrent's IP and SOC logic, using advanced verification methodologies - UVM, FPGA prototyping, and emulation
• Performance and power verification and validation of Tenstorrent's IP and SOC
• Runtime firmware and low-level software implementation
• Benchmark and analyze performance optimizations for key machine learning algorithms across Tenstorrent hardware and software stack
• Development of frameworks for automating post-silicon verification, data analysis and debug
• Support board/system design and debug

Experience & Qualifications:

• Knowledge of Hardware Description Languages (Verilog/VHDL)
• Interest and knowledge of processor/computer architecture
• Interest and knowledge of the full ASIC design flow, including design, verification, synthesis, P&R
• C/C++ as well as scripting languages (C, C++, Python, Perl, tcl)
• Strong Python scripting skills
• Experience with high frequency logic design, scalar and vector processor architecture, GPU architecture and programming models, digital signal processing hardware, SoC architecture, memory sub system architecture, real time hardware/firmware systems and PCB design is very beneficial
• Understanding of deep learning concepts and familiarity with popular machine learning frameworks and models
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Tenstorrent offers a highly competitive compensation package and benefits, and we are an equal opportunity employer.

Due to U.S. Export Control laws and regulations, Tenstorrent is required to ensure compliance with licensing regulations when transferring technology to nationals of certain countries that have been licensing conditions set by the U.S. government.

As this position will have direct and/or indirect access to information, systems, or technologies that are subject to U.S. Export Control laws and regulations, please note that citizenship/permanent residency, asylee and refugee information and supporting documentation will be required and considered as a condition of employment.

If a U.S. export license is required, employment will not begin until a license with acceptable conditions is granted by the U.S. government. If a U.S. export license with acceptable conditions is not granted by the U.S. government, then the offer of employment will be rescinded.