> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/2708888-engineer-rtl-implementation](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/2708888-engineer-rtl-implementation). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Engineer, RTL Implementation - **Company:** Tenstorrent Usa, Inc. - **Location:** Austin, TX, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $100,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microarchitecture, CPU Design, Open Source Technology, Verilog, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Power Analysis (Cryptography), Physical Design - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/sr-engineer-rtl-implementation-tenstorrent-company-8293427 ## About the Role * Experienced in high-performance physical design. * Proficient in RTL coding (Verilog/VHDL) and familiar with industry-standard tools for simulation and power analysis. * Skilled in synthesis, place and route tools including flows and physical design methodology. * Background in CPU micro-architecture. ## Description * Perform synthesis and initial place and route for new and legacy designs. * Collaborate closely with core micro-architects to optimize core configurations for best PPA. * Use innovative techniques to optimize power, performance, and area while driving physical design experiments and evaluating results. * Enhance physical design environment, tools, and methodologies to improve development efficiency. What You Will Learn * End-to-end exposure to CPU design from microarchitecture through timing and power convergence. * Hands-on experience optimizing CPU designs and driving PPA improvement. * Integration of open-source and industry-standard tools to improve physical flows and results. * Work in a deeply technical, highly collaborative team solving cutting-edge CPU design challenges. ## Related Videos - [Building a fully automated escape room](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/735-building-a-fully-automated-escape-room) - [Scoring 2000 Products per Request: Performance Pitfalls in Golang](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2073-scoring-2000-products-per-request-performance-pitfalls-in-golang) - [More efficient software for more efficient microchips](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1164-more-efficient-software-for-more-efficient-microchips) - [The Billion Dollar Machine: First Time Right.](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/393-the-billion-dollar-machine-first-time-right) - [Designing for Every Direction: Logical CSS for Global, Adaptive, and Effortlessly Reversible UIs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2026-designing-for-every-direction-logical-css-for-global-adaptive-and-effortlessly-reversible-uis) - [Your next 10x engineer isn't in your city. Refactor accordingly.](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100103-your-next-10x-engineer-isn-t-in-your-city-refactor-accordingly) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [The Best X (Twitter) Accounts for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/294-the-best-x-twitter-accounts-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Data Science & more: The Lopez dilemma](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/10-data-science-more-the-lopez-dilemma) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [The Best Software Developer Blogs to Read](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/156-the-best-software-developer-blogs-to-read)