November 19, 2024

Sr. Design Verification Engineer, Dojo

Senior • On-site

$104,000 - $264,000/yr

Palo Alto, CA

What to Expect
Tesla's Dojo Silicon Development Team is looking for a Senior, Staff level Design Verification Engineer to develop and manage the verification and test environments. We are looking for the best talent to work on state-of-the-art chip designs, where your limit is only your imagination. You will work with a team of highly talented engineers, who are focused on advancing Tesla’s AI mission. If you love solving challenging problems, you will fit in very well with our culture. 
What You’ll Do

  • Define and review verification and validation testplans at both the unit and integration levels 

  • Review and aid in developing the RTL design architecture and specification 

  • Verify design functionality through writing reusable and scalable testbenches, scoreboards, assertions, and assembly tests 

  • Execute coverage of various use cases, then feeding back to the testplans for closure 

  • Integrate your IP or block into higher level testbenches, then perform cluster/integration level testing 

  • Integrate and work with VIPs to stress-test our IPs for various protocols 

  • Develop and maintain regressions, tools, infrastructure, and methodology 

  • Functional bringup and debug on various platforms and tools 

What You’ll Bring

  • Degree in Electrical, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent experience

  • 5+ years of work experience in designing, verifying, and validating complex hardware systems 

  • Solid programming skills in UVM, Verilog, System Verilog   and Python 

  • Proficient in debugging CPU, GPU, fabric, NOC, memory, various protocols like PCIE or Ethernet, or other complex ASIC designs 

  • Knowledge of advanced computer architecture and micro-architecture concepts 

  • Experience with writing directed and random test cases 

  • Experience with power and performance modeling concepts 

  • Experience with hardware-software interaction, and software application testing on the chip is preferred  

  • Emulation/FPGA experience is preferred  

Compensation and Benefits
Benefits

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

  • Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical 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 Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan with HSA
  • Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
  • LGBTQ+ care concierge services
  • 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
  • Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary 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

    $104,000 - $264,000/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.