Test Engineer, System-Level Test (SLT)

Austin · Fort Collins · Santa Clara · USD 100,000-500,000 · 10+ years experience · Hybrid · Posted Oct 1, 2026

At a glance

Tenstorrent is hiring a System-Level Test (SLT) Engineer to ensure silicon behaves predictably when running real workloads in real systems.
The role involves building the software and system infrastructure that enables validation tests to operate reliably in manufacturing while applying structured debug.

Develop the test execution framework that hosts validation-provided tests in SLT environments deployed to OSAT production.
Build wrappers, harnesses, and abstraction layers that run validation content unmodified while providing deterministic execution, dependency management, configuration control, and structured error handling.
Integrate functional, stress, and diagnostic tests into SLT platforms and adapt them for high-volume manufacturing with stable execution and clear pass/fail criteria.
Create logging, telemetry, failure-signature, and automated-triage capabilities.
Drive cross-domain issues to the right teams and define data standards for yield analysis and RMA investigations.

10+ years of experience in system-level test, embedded systems, software architecture, or hardware/software integration
Strong skills in C/C++, Python, or similar languages
Ability to apply object-oriented design principles to build modular, maintainable, and extensible test frameworks, including execution wrappers, harnesses, and abstraction layers
Ability to control test equipment and automate handlers or external instruments through standard communication protocols
Ability to debug across test hardware, Linux hosts, firmware, drivers, and operating systems