Sr. Design Verification Engineer, AI Hardware

The Tesla AI Hardware team is at the forefront of revolutionizing artificial intelligence through cutting-edge hardware innovation. Dojo is Teslas custom supercomputer built for massive scale inference. Powered by the next generation architecture, Dojo enables real-time AI workloads for Full Self Driving FSD and Optimus while unlocking new frontiers in video generation and space-based data center deployment. Training remains a core capability but Dojos primary mission is delivering high throughput, low latency inference at a scale never seen before. Teslas AI Hardware team is building the silicon that will define the next era of AI - on Earth and beyond.

Tesla is looking for Senior Staff-level Design Verification Engineer for Pre-Silicon Verification of block and top-level SoC for next-generation Dojo AI accelerator. You will work with cross-functional teams to build a metric-driven, configurable, and flexible verification environment while also contributing to architecture post-silicon validation and SoC bring-up to solve real-world system scenarios. You will work with a team of highly talented engineers who are focused on advancing Teslas AI mission. If you love solving challenging problems, you will fit in very well with our culture.

This role is open in both Palo Alto, CA, and Austin, TX.

Job Responsibilities:

Plan the verification of complex digital design blocks by understanding design specifications and collaborating with Design Architecture, SW, FW, and external IP delivery teams to identify critical verification scenarios for Dojo AI accelerator.

Architect and deploy exhaustive, highly reusable UVM testbenches, writing complex sequences, scoreboards, and SVA to verify custom AI hardware blocks like compute-cores, NoC, DMA engines.

Design and own the verification of portable, reusable testbenches around boot-subsystems, vendor-IP-subsystems, and SoC top.

Collaborate closely with RTL Design Architecture, Firmware, and System/SW Engineers to define verification strategies and root-cause RTL bugs.

Create coverage-driven verification plans from specifications, define and implement comprehensive coverage models to measure stimulus quality, and track progress towards tapeout.

Design C, C++, and Python-based stimulus to drive SoC verification efforts.

Requirements:

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
• 5 years of experience in block, vendor-IP, and SoC verification with deep expertise in SystemVerilog and UVM.
• Experience verifying Compute-cores, NoC, DMA engines, memory, and IO subsystems at block and SoC levels.
• Emulation experience on platforms such as Palladium or Zebu.
• Proven track record in SoC bring-up and post-silicon validation.
• Excellent programming skills in C, C++, Python, Perl, and Assembly for embedded systems or modeling.
• Experience using AI toolchain for faster development in various stages of verification, including test-planning, TB-development, debug, and coverage closure.

Benefits:

Along with competitive pay as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

• Medical plans > plan options with 0 payroll deduction
• Family-building fertility adoption and surrogacy benefits
• Dental, including orthodontic coverage and vision plans, both have options with a 0 paycheck contribution
• Company Paid Health Savings Accounts (HSA) Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 401k with employer match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plans and other financial benefits
• Company paid Basic Life AD&D Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90-day waiting period)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time
• Flex time for salary positions
• Accrued hours for Hourly positions and Paid Holidays
• Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
• Voluntary benefits to include critical illness hospital indemnity accident insurance theft & legal services and pet insurance
• Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
• Tesla Babies program
• Commuter benefits
• Employee discounts and perks program

Expected Compensation:

$188,000 - $312,000 annual salary, cash and stock awards, benefits. Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.