Sr. Staff Engineer, Systems- Silicon Power & Characterization Lead

Job Description

Tenstorrent is seeking a Sr. Staff Engineer to lead post-silicon power characterization and correlation activities. The candidate will be responsible for developing and executing detailed power measurement strategies on silicon, correlating results with pre-silicon models, and driving improvements across power architecture, design, and modeling methodologies. He/She will serve as a key technical leader, interfacing across design, architecture, validation, and systems teams to ensure silicon meets power and performance specifications under all operating conditions. This role is on-site, based out of Toronto, Canada.Role involves:

• Owning post-silicon power measurement strategy from planning through execution across various operating modes and workloads.
• Developing lab infrastructure, automated workflows, and data analysis pipelines to support high-fidelity power characterization.
• Correlating post-silicon power data to pre-silicon simulations, identifying discrepancies and driving root cause analysis.
• Partnering with pre-silicon modeling and architecture teams to refine power estimation models based on silicon learning.
• Characterizing power behavior under voltage, frequency, temperature, and process variation.
• Working hands-on with silicon bring-up teams to develop test content and debug power anomalies.
• Documenting findings and presenting power characterization reports.
• Driving continuous improvement in power measurement accuracy.

Requirements:

• Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of industry experience focused on silicon power analysis and characterization.
• Strong understanding of digital and mixed-signal silicon power domains.
• Proficiency in lab-based power measurement techniques and use of precision instruments.
• Demonstrated experience correlating post-silicon data with pre-silicon EDA tools and power estimation methodologies.
• Familiarity with scripting languages (Python, Perl, MATLAB) for test automation and data analytics.
• Strong debug, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Tenstorrent offers:

• A highly competitive compensation package and benefits.