What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff STA Engineer, Timing Sign Off, AI Hardware position at Tesla Motors, Inc.?
The Tesla AI Hardware team is at the forefront of revolutionizing artificial intelligence throughcutting-edgehardware innovation. Comprising brilliant engineers and visionaries, the team designs and develops advanced AI 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 AI 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 Teslaremainsa leader in AI-driven automotive and energy solutions, shaping a future where intelligent machines enhance human life. Tesla's AI Hardware Team is looking for experienced, highly skilled VLSI engineers who enjoy working across the logic, circuit,methodology, and physical design levels. Our physical design team is growing to tackle a wider range of projects,building onour in-house SOC designexpertise. This position entails the design,constructionand integration of SOCs, IP, circuits, tool flows, and methodologies into systems using advanced technologies - from definition through characterization.
Our AI Hardware engineering team is pushing the boundaries of advanced SoC design at 3nm and below. As a Staff STA Engineer, you will own timing signoff from block-level through full-chiptapeout- including die-to-die interfaces across TSV-based 3D stacks. This is a high-impact role where timing convergence directlydeterminesproduct readiness.
What You'll Do
- Drive full-chip and block-level STA across all PVT corners and modes (MMMC)
- Own timing closure -identifyand resolve setup/hold violations, clock skew, crosstalk, IR drop, and process variation impacts
- Develop,maintain, andvalidatetiming constraints for complex SoC/ASIC designs
- Lead signoff timing analysis using industry-standard EDA tools
- Execute and support ECO implementation for timing fixes through tapeout
- Perform timing analysis for 3D IC architectures across TSV interconnects - modelparasitics(RC delay, coupling), validate cross-die clock distribution, and address latency and synchronization across dies
- Analyze thermal and voltage impacts on TSV timing paths
- Validatetiming across interposer and multi-die communication paths (DDR, PCIe, SerDes)
- Leverage AI agents to automate timing debug, constraint validation, and signoff workflows
What You'll Bring
- Degreein Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field, or equivalent work experience
- 7 years in STA and timing signoff
- Deep expertise in timing fundamentals: setup/hold, skew, jitter, latency, MMMCmethodology
- Hands-on experience with industry STA signoff tools
- Experience at advanced nodes (5nm and below)
- Ability to use AI agents to automate and accelerate timing analysis workflows
Compensation and 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)
- 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 (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
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.
Tesla is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
Salary : $128,000 - $312,000