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Tensordyne is a well-funded AI infrastructure startup designing high-performance, low-power AI inference ASICs. The company has headquarters in Sunnyvale, CA and Munich, Germany, with a distributed team.
As a Senior Staff ASIC Design Engineer, you will lead the microarchitecture and design implementation of next-generation AI ASICs that integrate novel computational accelerator units, compute fabric, interconnects, networking, and third-party IP blocks optimized for inference workloads.
Key responsibilities include:
- Authoring microarchitecture specifications and leading specification and test plan reviews
- Architecting and implementing complex RTL designs in Verilog/SystemVerilog for multi-million gate ASICs
- Scoping third-party IP requirements and managing vendor relationships
- Integrating CPU and other IPs into the SoC subsystem
- Collaborating with physical design teams to resolve implementation, timing, and power optimization challenges
- Analyzing code coverage and guiding the verification team toward coverage closure
- Performing diagnostic and post-silicon validation tests, and supporting software bring-up in the lab
Required qualifications:
- 10+ years of ASIC design experience with proven track record in RTL logic design for large-scale ASICs
- Deep experience in IP integration, particularly CPU IP into SoC architectures
- Strong knowledge of ARM/RISC-V/MIPS architectures, memory hierarchy, cache coherency, virtual memory, and multicore CPU operation
- Familiarity with AMBA/APB/AXI protocols and processor peripheral interfaces (SPI, eMMC, MII, GPIO, I2C)
- Hands-on proficiency across the full ASIC development process and front-end tools/methodologies
- Experience with low-power design and UPF flows for multi-domain power management
- B.S. in Electrical or Computer Engineering (M.S. preferred)
- Interest in exploring AI architectures for convolution, transformer, and other workloads
- Self-starter mentality suited to dynamic startup environments
Preferred: Experience with timing closure at high frequencies.
The company offers competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits (medical, vision, dental), flexible work hours, unlimited PTO, and a collaborative environment focused on employee well-being.
