SoC Performance Engineer, AI Hardware

What to Expect Join Tesla's AI Hardware team to pioneer the next generation of AI accelerators. In this role, you will focus on system-level performance verification for our custom System-on-Chip (SoC) designs, ensuring optimal performance, power efficiency, and reliability in AI workloads. The ideal candidate is an experienced SoC performance engineer with a strong background in verification.

What You'll Do

• Develop and execute subsystem and system-level performance tests to verify AI hardware performance
• Debug performance issues in simulation, emulation, and post-silicon environments, identifying root causes and proposing optimizations
• Collaborate with hardware architects, software teams, and design engineers to validate SoC architectures against machine learning workloads
• Analyze performance metrics (e.g., throughput, latency, power consumption) and correlate results across pre- and post-silicon stages
• Create automated test frameworks and scripts to streamline performance verification processes
• Conduct architectural explorations and trade-off analyses to guide SoC design improvements for AI acceleration
• Document findings, methodologies, and recommendations to inform cross-functional teams and future hardware roadmaps

What You'll Bring

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 :

2 medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction