Tenstorrent
Intern, RISC-V CPU (USA)
Austin, Texas, United States +7 · Internship · Posted Oct 7, 2026
- Location
- Austin, Texas, United States
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
Santa Clara, California, United States
Austin, Texas, United States
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
Santa Clara, California, United States - Education
- Currently pursuing a BS, MS, or PhD in EE, ECE, CS, CE, or related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Employment is contingent on eligibility to access U.S. export-controlled technology; depending on citizenship or permanent residency status, prior license approval may be required. Offers may be rescinded if employment is not possible under U.S. export laws.
About the job
An intern on Tenstorrent’s RISC-V team contributes to CPU design, implementation, verification, performance analysis, or low-level platform software.
What you'll do
- Implement or debug CPU RTL, or translate microarchitecture into a synthesizable design and improve performance, power, and area.
- Verify RISC-V CPU features using methods such as simulation, formal analysis, testbenches, or performance analysis.
- Develop verification infrastructure or low-level software, firmware, testing, and automation for RISC-V CPUs.
What they ask for
- Currently pursuing a BS, MS, or PhD in EE, ECE, CS, CE, or a related field.
- Strong academic performance and hands-on related coursework, project, or work experience.
- Foundational exposure to at least one relevant area, such as HDLs, computer architecture, programming or scripting, verification, CPU microarchitecture, Linux, Git, CI/CD, firmware, or low-level software.
- Ability to work onsite in an engineering environment.
Nice to have
- Interest or exposure to AI tools for accelerating development and workflows.
- Interest in RISC-V, CPU architecture, AI/ML hardware, verification, performance, or low-level software.
Pay
$50/hr - $70/hr (USD, including base and variable compensation targets)
Tools
SystemVerilog, Assembly, C/C++, Python, Perl, Linux, Git, CI/CD
AI focus
The role may involve interest or exposure to AI tools to accelerate development and workflows; the team develops CPUs for AI platforms.
Model-written summary · the original posting is authoritative