Design Verification Engineer, AI HW

Tenstorrent is seeking a Senior Verification Engineer to develop and execute verification strategies for our cutting-edge NoC fabrics and data movement architectures.

This role is hybrid based out of Toronto, CA; Austin, TX; or Belgrade, Serbia.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to verification strategy for complex NoC interconnects and data pipelines.
• Build and maintain scalable UVM/SystemVerilog testbenches for protocols like AXI or TileLink.
• Create and execute test plans focused on data integrity, performance, QoS, and protocol compliance.
• Debug challenging system-level issues such as deadlocks, data flow inconsistencies, or protocol violations.
• Drive coverage closure across functional, code, and assertion metrics.
• Collaborate closely with design and software teams to resolve integration issues and improve overall verifiability.
• Evaluate and apply advanced techniques such as formal verification, power-aware simulation, or emulation.

Experience & Qualifications:

• BS/MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
• 5+ years of ASIC/SoC verification experience, including NoC or high-throughput data movement.
• Strong SystemVerilog/UVM skills; experience building complex verification environments.
• Solid understanding of interconnect protocols (AXI, TileLink, etc.).
• Track record of executing verification plans and closing coverage.
• Scripting proficiency (Python, Tcl, etc.); familiarity with formal verification and emulation tools is a plus.
• Strong analytical and debugging skills; effective cross-functional communication.

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.