Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Silicon Chip Lead - SI Hardware

Silicon & ASIC DesignConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeAustin, TX, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

At least 8 years of experience in ASIC/SoC design or verification, including at least 2 years leading a team or program.
A track record of taking a chip through tapeout to production silicon.
Strong fundamentals in digital design, RTL (Verilog/SystemVerilog), and verification methodologies such as UVM or equivalent.
Experience with physical design flow, including synthesis, timing closure, and DFT, and experience working with foundry partners.
Ability to make power, performance, area, and cost tradeoffs and communicate them to non-hardware stakeholders.
Strong debugging skills across simulation, emulation, and post-silicon bring-up.
A degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
A track record of managing schedules and ongoing tradeoffs between schedule and performance.
Ability to anticipate technical and schedule problems before they happen.

Responsibilities

Work with chip architecture and micro-architecture teams, systems stakeholders, and product stakeholders to extend the SI roadmap across automotive, datacenter, and robotics.
Enable RTL design, verification strategy, and sign-off across assigned SoC or IP blocks.
Enable the tapeout process, including synthesis, place-and-route coordination, timing closure, DFT, and foundry engagement.
Enable silicon bring-up and debugging in collaboration with firmware and test engineering.
Own schedule, risk tracking, and technical tradeoff decisions for the program, including power, performance, area, and cost.
Interface with EDA vendors, IP vendors, and foundry/fab partners.
Report technical status and risks to engineering leadership.

Category	Tesla SI
Location	Austin, Texas
Requisition ID	280062
Type	Full-time

Job Description

<div class="MSWordContent"><p>The Tesla SI Hardware team is at the forefront of revolutionizing artificial intelligence through cutting-edge hardware innovation. Comprising brilliant engineers and visionaries, the team designs and develops advanced SI inference chips tailored to accelerate Tesla’s machine learning capabilities. A key part of this effort is Dojo, Tesla's custom supercomputer system built to efficiently train massive neural networks on vast video data from the fleet. The work of Tesla's SI Hardware team powers the neural networks behind Full Self-Driving (FSD), and Tesla humanoid robot, Optimus, pushing the boundaries of computational efficiency and performance. By creating custom silicon and optimized architectures, the team ensures Tesla remains a leader in SI-driven automotive and energy solutions, shaping a future where intelligent machines enhance human life. We're looking for a Silicon Chip Lead to own the technical direction and execution of our SI processors — from architecture and RTL through verification, tapeout, silicon bring-up, and product integration. You'll lead a team of chip designers and verification engineers, set technical standards, and work cross-functionally with firmware, systems, and product teams to ship silicon that meets performance, power, and cost targets. </div>

Job Responsibilities

Work with our chip architecture and micro-architecture teams in partnership with systems and product stakeholders to extend our SI roadmap across auto, datacenter, and robot.
Enable RTL design, verification strategy, and sign-off across the SoC or IP blocks in your charge
Enable tapeout process: synthesis, place-and-route coordination, timing closure, DFT, and foundry engagement
Enable silicon bring-up and debug, working closely with firmware and test engineering
Own schedule, risk tracking, and technical tradeoff decisions (power/performance/area/cost) for your program
Interface with EDA vendors, IP vendors, and foundry/fab partners
Report technical status and risks to engineering leadership

Job Requirements

8+ years in ASIC/SoC design or verification, with at least 2+ years leading a team or program
Track record of taking a chip through tapeout to production silicon
Strong fundamentals in digital design, RTL (Verilog/SystemVerilog), and verification methodologies (UVM or equivalent)
Experience with physical design flow (synthesis, timing closure, DFT) and working with foundry partners
Comfortable making power/performance/area tradeoffs and communicating them to non-hardware stakeholders
Strong debugging skills across simulation, emulation, and post-silicon bring-up
Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
Track record of managing schedules and ongoing tradeoffs between schedule and performance
Ability to anticipate technical and schedule problems before they happen

About the Company

Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Tesla makes electric cars and batteries that store power for homes and utilities, and it develops self-driving software and humanoid robots. In 2023, its Model Y became the first electric vehicle to rank as the world's best-selling car. Buyers order the Model 3 sedan, Model Y SUV, or Cybertruck pickup directly from Tesla instead of through dealers, and they charge on its Supercharger fast-charging network. It also sells Megapack and Powerwall batteries, runs a robotaxi service, and charges drivers a monthly fee for self-driving software that still needs their supervision. Tesla was founded in 2003, with Elon Musk as its lead early investor and a recognized co-founder, and it is based in Austin, Texas.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Austin, TX
Founded: 2003

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