Tenstorrent
Silicon Intern - Physical Design & DFT (USA)
Austin, Texas, United States +6 · 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
Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
Santa Clara, California, United States - Education
- Currently pursuing a BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Software Engineering.
- Visa sponsorship
- Employment is contingent on eligibility to access U.S. export-controlled technology; depending on citizenship/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 Offers may be rescinded if employment is not possible under U.S. export laws.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
Supports physical design or DFT work to turn verified RTL into manufacturable chips, with placement, routing, timing, power, and testability tasks.
What you'll do
- Contribute to physical design activities such as synthesis, floorplanning, place & route, clocking, and timing closure.
- Develop hardware and flows for structural post-silicon testing, including JTAG, Scan/ATPG, and MBIST.
- Explore ML-assisted approaches to physical design flows.
What they ask for
- Currently pursuing a BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Software Engineering.
- Solid understanding of logic design, VLSI, and transistor-level concepts.
- Hands-on experience with a commercial PnR toolchain (Synopsys, Cadence).
- Comfortable scripting in Tcl, Perl, Shell, or Python.
Nice to have
- Coursework or projects in DFT, test methodology, VLSI or digital design, or computer architecture.
- Interest or exposure with AI tools to accelerate development and workflows.
Pay
$50/hr - $70/hr (base and variable compensation targets)
Tools
Synopsys, Cadence, JTAG, MBIST, Tcl, Perl, Shell, Python
AI focus
May involve ML-assisted physical design flows or using AI tools to accelerate development and workflows.
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