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Tenstorrent · 3 months ago

Physical Design Intern - CPU/AI Hardware

positionAustin, Texas, United States
timeInternship
remoteOnsite
seniorityIntern

Tenstorrent is leading the industry on cutting-edge AI technology and is seeking a Physical Design Intern to join their team. In this role, you will work hands-on from synthesis through tapeout, collaborating with top engineers to optimize advanced silicon designs.

AI InfrastructureApplication Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC)Artificial Intelligence (AI)ElectronicsMachine LearningSemiconductor
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Responsibilities

Support key physical design tasks—synthesis, floorplanning, PnR, clocking, timing closure
Analyze and improve design PPA (Power, Performance, Area)
Collaborate with front-end, PD, and architecture teams to influence early design decisions
Explore and implement new flows, tools, or RTL experiments to optimize designs

Qualification

VLSILogic DesignTiming AnalysisPower OptimizationPnR ToolsScripting

Required

Currently pursuing a BS, MS, or PhD in EE, ECE, CE, or CS
Solid understanding of logic design, VLSI, and transistor-level concepts
Familiar with PnR tools, timing analysis, and power optimization techniques
Comfortable scripting in Tcl, Perl, Shell, or Python
Support key physical design tasks—synthesis, floorplanning, PnR, clocking, timing closure
Analyze and improve design PPA (Power, Performance, Area)
Collaborate with front-end, PD, and architecture teams to influence early design decisions
Explore and implement new flows, tools, or RTL experiments to optimize designs

Benefits

Highly competitive compensation package
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Company

Tenstorrent

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Tenstorrent develops AI hardware and software solutions for data processing and machine learning application.
dateFounded in 2016
location
Toronto, Ontario, CAN
people-size501-1000 employees
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http://tenstorrent.com

H1B Sponsorship

Tenstorrent has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (52)
2024 (42)
2023 (17)
2022 (18)
2021 (28)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$1.03B
Key Investors
FidelityEPIQ Capital GroupEclipse Ventures
2024-12-02Series D· $693M
2023-08-02Series Unknown· $100M
2021-05-20Series C· $200M

Leadership Team

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Jim Keller
CEO
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Keith Witek
Chief Operating Officer and Board Member
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