Tesla is seeking a Senior, Staff level Design Verification Engineer for the Pre-Silicon Verification of the Dojo AI accelerator. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to create a flexible verification environment and contributing to architecture and post-silicon validation.

• 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
• Strong communication skills to work independently in a fast-paced, agile, cross-functional team

• 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

• Employees at Tesla are often offered day-one coverage with multiple medical options (some at $0 paycheck cost), dental/vision, company HSA contributions, a 401(k) match, and equity programs. Most roles also include paid time off and holidays, family-building support, employee assistance, commuter and childcare benefits, and access to discounts and wellness programs.