Hiring: CPU Core Design Verification Testbench Lead Company: Tenstorrent Location: Austin, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 12:54:08 Employment Type: Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : Assembly, C, C++, Python, Stimulus About the job Experience: •8+ years in CPU verification, CPU testbench development, or closely related digital design. Required Skills: •Lead hands-on CPU core-level testbench development for high-performance out-of-order RISC-V cores. •Own and evolve CVM-based verification methodology, infrastructure, and reusable testbench components. •Plan and drive functional verification for CPU core features, ISA behavior, and microarchitectural scenarios. •Develop UVM, assembly, C/C++ stimulus, and C++ functional models for RISC-V extensions and un-core components such as APIC and IOMMU. •Debug regressions, close coverage, and improve core, cluster, and chip-level testbenches across simulation, emulation, and post-silicon environments. •Develop testbench and tooling infrastructure that combines Python orchestration with specialized AI agents to accelerate triage and root-cause analysis across logs, waveforms, and verification databases. •How Tenstorrent designs and validates high-performance RISC-V CPU cores and clusters. •Techniques for building scalable CPU testbench infrastructure across core, cluster, and chip-level environments. Qualifications: •You bring 8+ years in CPU verification, CPU testbench development, or closely related digital design. •You have deep hands-on experience building and owning CPU core-level testbenches, not just using existing environments. •You know high-performance out-of-order CPU microarchitecture in depth. •You are comfortable developing testbench infrastructure in CVM methodology, with UVM experience as a strong plus. •You work comfortably across RTL, waveforms, logs, regressions, and cross-functional debug with design, DV, emulation, and post-silicon teams. •You are comfortable using AI-assisted verification workflows to improve debug, stimulus creation, and coverage analysis, while applying strong engineering judgment to validate results. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!