Tenstorrent
EDA Tools & Design Automation Engineer
$100K–$500K
Santa Clara, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years.
- Education
- A relevant degree or equivalent practical experience is welcome.
- Visa sponsorship
- Employment is contingent on eligibility to access U.S. export-controlled technology. Depending on citizenship or permanent residency status, prior license approval from the U.S. Commerce Department or applicable federal agency may be required.
About the job
Own and improve the EDA environment and AI-enabled automation workflows used by mixed-signal design teams.
What you'll do
- Deploy, configure, support, and evolve the EDA environment, including tool and PDK configurations and reproducible flows.
- Develop, test, release, and maintain automation, primarily in Python, with EDA-specific integrations.
- Standardize workflows and resolve tool, configuration, PDK, and workflow issues in collaboration with engineering teams.
What they ask for
- 5+ years supporting, configuring, or automating semiconductor EDA tools in an analog, mixed-signal, custom-design, CAD, or methodology environment.
- Strong Python skills and experience with Tcl and/or Cadence SKILL, Linux-based EDA environments, and GUI or batch-flow integrations.
- Experience with software best practices and AI-assisted development tools.
- Analytical and collaborative troubleshooting skills.
Nice to have
- Experience with Cadence and Synopsys custom flows, OpenAccess, verification, extraction, simulation, or Slurm/HPC.
- Relevant degree or equivalent practical experience.
Pay
$100k - $500k (base and variable compensation targets)
Tools
Python, Tcl, Cadence SKILL, Linux, Cadence, Synopsys, OpenAccess, Slurm/HPC
AI focus
Develop and support AI-enabled design-automation tooling and workflows for faster, more reliable mixed-signal design iteration; experience with AI-assisted development tools is required.
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