High Speed Data Engineer

Tenstorrent is leading the industry on cutting-edge AI technology, revolutionizing performance expectations, ease of use, and cost efficiency. With AI redefining the computing paradigm, solutions must evolve to unify innovations in software models, compilers, platforms, networking, and semiconductors. Our diverse team of technologists have developed a high performance RISC-V CPU from scratch, and share a passion for AI and a deep desire to build the best AI platform possible. We value collaboration, curiosity, and a commitment to solving hard problems. We are growing our team and looking for contributors of all seniorities.

We are seeking a senior electrical engineer to engineer and validate high speed interconnects in large AI systems. This role requires an understanding signal integrity of high speed links, passive and active copper cables, and optical transceivers at 100G, 400G, 800G and 1.6T rates. You will work closely with cross-functional team to develop AI inference and training cluster architectures and deployments for both internal and external customers.

This role is Hybrid, based out of Santa Clara, CA, Austin, TX, or Toronto, ON.

We welcome candidates at various experience levels for this role. During the interview process, candidates will be assessed for the appropriate level, and offers will align with that level, which may differ from the one in this posting.

Responsibilities:

• Define and specify high speed interconnection between systems


• Develop requirements and validation plans for interconnects


• Document topologies and cable requirements for clusters


• Interface with industry suppliers and track roadmaps

Experience & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering


• 5+ years of experience high speed communication


• Experience link & channel budget analysis


• Experience with accelerated life testing, mating life, failure analysis


• Experience with tools like Keysight ADS, VNAs, TDRs, BERTs and protocol analyzers


• Experience in Cable specification and testing


• Manufacturing /DFM / DTM experience a plus

Compensation for all engineers at Tenstorrent ranges from $100k - $500k including base and variable compensation targets. Experience, skills, education, background and location all impact the actual offer made.

Tenstorrent offers a highly competitive compensation package and benefits, and we are an equal opportunity employer.

Due to U.S. Export Control laws and regulations, Tenstorrent is required to ensure compliance with licensing regulations when transferring technology to nationals of certain countries that have been licensing conditions set by the U.S. government.

Our engineering positions and certain engineering support positions require access to information, systems, or technologies that are subject to U.S. Export Control laws and regulations, please note that citizenship/permanent residency, asylee and refugee information and/or documentation will be required and considered as Tenstorrent moves through the employment process.

If a U.S. export license is required, employment will not begin until a license with acceptable conditions is granted by the U.S. government. If a U.S. export license with acceptable conditions is not granted by the U.S. government, then the offer of employment will be rescinded.