Staff, Embedded Network 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.

The Systems Engineering team is responsible for all the low level management from within the ASIC to the system level; this includes pre-silicon activities all the way to production. This position will be primarily focused on data movement within and between chips (Ie. Data Fabric). Additionally, the successful candidate will gain experience with state-of-the-art ML processor architecture, embedded firmware development, board design and debugging while supporting various teams around Tenstorrent.

This role ishybrid, based out of Toronto, Canada, Santa Clara, California, and Austin, Texas.

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:

• Develop firmware-level networking stack, potentially including router, on RISC-V to enable interchip / intersystem communication
• Extensive knowledge of low-level ethernet protocols up through full TCP stacks and communications, along with an understanding of STP, RSTP, MSTP, IPv4, IPv6, ARP, multicast
• Characterize NOC traffic and performance
• Execute ML processor, board, and system bring-up and validation
• Work with the SoC design team for pre-silicon validation and deliverables
• Innovate on test infrastructure to reduce test time
• Build out CI/CD pipelines to ensure QOSArchitect and develop frameworks for automating post-silicon verification, data analysis, and debugging
• Drive issue debugging across all product life cycle phases: bring-up, validation, and production

Experience & Qualifications:

• Bachelor or Master’s in Electrical or Computer Engineering with more than 8 years of experience
• Superior analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent programming skills in C, C++, and Python
• Strong understanding of computer architecture and logic design
• Experience in scripting and test automation
• Good understanding of circuit design, power regulation, high-speed signal propagation
• Experience using lab equipment: high-speed oscilloscopes, logic, and protocol analyzers
• Interest in and understanding of machine learning
• Superior verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work cross-functionally and drive issues to closure

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.

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.

Our engineering positions and certain engineering support positions require 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/or documentation will be required and considered as Tenstorrent moves through the employment process.

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.